B-223355.2: Aug 24, 1987

A firm protested the Air Force's cancellation of a solicitation for janitorial services, contending that the Air Force improperly cancelled the solicitation to alter the mode of procurement and the nature of the required services. GAO held that the protester: (1) untimely filed its protest more than 10 days after it knew the basis for protest; and (2) failed to diligently pursue the protest. Accor...

B-223355.2: Aug 24, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Protest timeliness - 10 day rule DIGEST: Protest is untimely because not diligently pursued where the protester waited 3 weeks from notice of cancellation of the solicitation to orally request information concerning the solicitation's cancellation and then waited an additional 4 weeks before filing a Freedom of Information Act request. The protest is d...