B-220754.2: Jan 6, 1986

A firm requested reconsideration of the dismissal of its protest concerning an Army solicitation. The protest was dismissed because the protester failed to file comments on the agency report within 7 days after receiving the report. The protester contended that it filed a timely response to the agency report; however, GAO found that, because the protester failed to either report the nonreceipt of...

B-220754.2: Jan 6, 1986

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PROCEDURES - TIMELINESS OF COMMENTS ON AGENCY'S REPORT DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT REOPEN A PROTEST THAT IT DISMISSED BECAUSE THE PROTESTER FAILED TO COMMENT WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE AGENCY REPORT. ITS COMMENTS WERE 1 DAY LATE. WE WILL NOT REOPEN THE FILE. WE WILL ASSUME THAT THE PROTESTER RECEIVED IT AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE DID. THE COMMENTS AL...