B-223248: Jun 17, 1986

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for centrifugal chillers, contending that the solicitation: (1) was unnecessarily restrictive of competition; and (2) contained an unreasonable delivery schedule. GAO held that: (1) any alleged solicitation improprieties must be protested prior to bid opening; (2) the protest was untimely filed because GAO received it more than 10 days after bid opening...

B-223248: Jun 17, 1986

PROTEST OF ALLEGED SOLICITATION IMPROPRIETIES TO GAO FILED FOLLOWING THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF INITIAL PROPOSALS IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY. THE PROTESTER CONTENDS THAT THE SOLICITATION IS UNNECESSARILY RESTRICTIVE OF COMPETITION AND CONTAINS AN UNREASONABLE DELIVERY SCHEDULE. NOTICE OF THIS PROCUREMENT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY. THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE RECEIPT OF IN...