A firm protested any award under a Department of Energy (DOE) solicitation for analytical and technical assistance, contending that DOE improperly rejected its bid as late because a DOE security guard delayed its representative from entering the building and delivering the bid on time. GAO held that, since the security guard's actions were based on a reasonable interpretation of the procedures, th...

CONTRACTS - NEGOTIATION - LATE PROPOSALS AND QUOTATIONS - HAND CARRIED - DELAY NOT DUE TO GOVERNMENT ACTION DIGEST: CONTRACTING AGENCY PROPERLY REJECTED PROTESTER'S LATE HAND-DELIVERED PROPOSAL WHERE THE PROTESTER ARRIVED ONLY A FEW MINUTES BEFORE PROPOSALS WERE DUE AND WAS DELAYED FROM ENTERING THE BUILDING AS A RESULT OF THE AGENCY'S SECURITY PROCEDURES. SINCE THE AGENCY SECURITY GUARD'S ACTIONS...