B-221889: Jul 3, 1986

A firm protested a Navy contract award for water main construction, contending that its bid modification was late because of erroneous information the Navy gave it regarding the presence of a telex machine at the contracting facility. The protester attempted to send a bid modification via telegram before bid opening, but the Navy received the telegram after bid opening because its machine was inca...

B-221889: Jul 3, 1986

BIDS - LATE - MODIFICATION - AGENCY MISHANDLING DIGEST: AGENCY SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED PROTESTER'S LATE BID MODIFICATION BECAUSE GOVERNMENT MISHANDLING IN THE PROCESS OF RECEIPT WAS PARAMOUNT CAUSE OF THE LATE RECEIPT SINCE THE AGENCY ERRONEOUSLY INFORMED PROTESTER IT HAD A TELEX TO WHICH WESTERN UNION COULD TRANSMIT THE MODIFICATION WHEN. HMG'S BID WAS NOT LOW. HMG CONTENDS THAT THE DELAY IN THE N...

B-221889: Jan 31, 1987

PROCUREMENT - BID PROTEST - REMEDIES - GAO DECISIONS - IMPLEMENTATION - ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS DIGEST: SECRETARY OF THE NAVY IS REQUESTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION TO EXPLAIN WHY NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND (NAVFAC) IGNORED THE PERFORMANCE STAY PROVISIONS OF THE COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING ACT (CICA). LEHMAN: WE ARE ENCLOSING A COPY OF OUR DECISION. WE CONCLUDED THAT IF THE PROTESTER WERE FOUND...