A firm protested an Air Force contract award to another firm for B-52 aircraft solid-state acoustical memory systems, contending that the Air Force: (1) improperly certified the awardee as an approved source for the system, since the awardee's product failed to meet the solicitation specifications; (2) erroneously determined that the awardee was responsible; and (3) should reimburse it for its bid...

IS UNTIMELY WHEN FILED AFTER CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF INITIAL PROPOSALS. ALLEGATION THAT CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF AWARDEE'S RESPONSIBILITY WAS MADE IN BAD FAITH BECAUSE CONTRACTING OFFICER FAILED TO CONSIDER AWARDEE'S PAST HISTORY OF LATE DELIVERY AS A SUBCONTRACTOR IS WITHOUT MERIT WHERE RECORD SHOWS THAT CONTRACTING OFFICER CONSIDERED AWARDEE'S PRIOR PERFORMANCE HIST...