B-222469.2: Jun 6, 1986

A firm requested reconsideration of the dismissal of its protest under a Department of Labor solicitation. GAO had held that the protester failed to timely file comments on Labor's protest report. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that: (1) in its comments it misstated the date it received the report; (2) it timely filed its comments because GAO never notified it in writi...

B-222469.2: Jun 6, 1986

GAO AFFIRMS THE PRIOR DISMISSAL OF A PROTEST BASED UPON THE PROTESTER'S COUNSEL'S STATEMENT IN ITS COMMENTS ON THE AGENCY REPORT ON THE PROTEST INDICATING THAT THE COMMENTS WERE UNTIMELY FILED. WHERE THE REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION IS PREMISED UPON THE ALLEGATION THAT THE INFORMATION INITIALLY PRESENTED TO GAO BY THE PROTESTER'S COUNSEL IS IN ERROR. THE "SIGNIFICANT ISSUE" EXCEPTION IN SECTION 21...