THE AGENCY'S OPENING OF BIDS WITHOUT TAKING THE REQUESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION IS THE INITIAL ADVERSE AGENCY ACTION. A SUBSEQUENT PROTEST TO OUR OFFICE MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS LATER IS UNTIMELY. SUNRISE TELEPHONED THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO PROTEST THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS IN THE SOLICITATION WERE UNCLEAR AND TO REQUEST INFORMATION IT BELIEVED WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE AN ACCURATE BID. SUNRISE ARGUED...

A firm requested reconsideration of a decision dismissing its protest as untimely. The protester originally protested the specifications of a procurement as unclear the day before bid opening, but despite its complaints, bid opening occurred as scheduled. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that it did not have knowledge of the adverse agency actions until it received notic...