B-223660: Oct 15, 1986

A firm protested any General Services Administration (GSA) contract award for automobile and light truck leasing. The protester: (1) claimed that it never received a copy of the solicitation, despite repeated attempts to procure one; and (2) requested resolicitation of the procurement so that it could submit a bid. GSA argued that the protest was untimely, but GAO noted that the protester filed it...

B-223660: Oct 15, 1986

PROTEST THAT AGENCY IMPROPERLY FAILED TO SEND PROTESTER A SOLICITATION IS TIMELY WHEN FILED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF BID OPENING DATE AS PUBLISHED IN THE COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY. CONTRACTING AGENCY'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTESTER WITH A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION DOES NOT PROVIDE A COMPELLING REASON FOR CANCELLATION AND RESOLICITATION WHERE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO OBTAIN COMPETITION. REASO...