A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract award for surgical instruments, contending that: (1) DLA failed to notify it of the award; and (2) a domestic specialty metals preference was not applicable to the instant procurement. The protester also claimed bid preparation and other costs. GAO held that the protest was untimely filed because the protester: (1) did not inquire about th...

THE PROTESTER ARGUES THAT ITS BID FOR THE SUPPLY OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WHICH IT PROPOSED TO HAVE MANUFACTURED IN PAKISTAN WAS IMPROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE TO A SOLICITATION CLAUSE ESTABLISHING A PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC SPECIALTY METALS BECAUSE THE BOX ADJACENT TO THAT CLAUSE WAS NOT CHECKED AND THE PREFERENCE. WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS PROCUREMENT. /1/ THE PROTEST AND THE CLAIM FOR COST...