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[Protest of IRS Issuance of Delivery Order for Office Furniture]

B-224492: Aug 6, 1986

A firm protested the issuance of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) delivery order for office furniture, contending that: (1) the specifications were restrictive; and (2) IRS had advised it orally that the signatories were a reference point only and that its product was acceptable. GAO held that: (1) the protester acted at its own risk by relying on advice that was inconsistent with the specificati...

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B-224492, AUG 6, 1986, 86-2 CPD 165

B-224492: Aug 6, 1986

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PROCEDURES - TIMELINESS OF PROTEST - SOLICITATION IMPROPRIETIES - APPARENT PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF QUOTATIONS DIGEST: PROTEST THAT SPECIFICATIONS IN A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS ARE UNDULY RESTRICTIVE IS UNTIMELY WHERE THE PROTEST WAS FILED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE SET FOR RECEIPT OF QUOTATIONS. PROTESTER'S ALLEGED RELIANCE ON ORAL ADVICE FRO...

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