B-227166: Jul 24, 1987

A firm protested any contract award under an Air Force solicitation for management services, contending that the Air Force: (1) improperly disclosed its proprietary data on staffing to other bidders; and (2) should terminate the solicitation and award it a sole-source contract. GAO held that the protester untimely filed its protest: (1) after bid opening; and (2) more than 10 days after it became...

B-227166: Jul 24, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Protest timeliness - Apparent solicitation improprieties DIGEST: Where the record of the questions and answers at the pre-bid conference is furnished to all bidders in a writing signed by the contracting officer. It was required to protest the apparent impropriety before bid opening. The IFB was issued on April 15. A pre-bid conference was held. That A...