B-227307: Jun 23, 1987

A firm protested a Department of the Interior contract award to another firm, contending that: (1) Interior improperly rejected its bid for failure to acknowledge receipt of a solicitation amendment; and (2) it informed the agency that it had not received the amendment and made an oral protest of the bid rejection. GAO held that: (1) the protester's oral communication with the agency did not const...

B-227307: Jun 23, 1987

PROCUREMENT - BID PROTESTS - AGENCY-LEVEL PROTESTS - ORAL PROTESTS PROCUREMENT - BID PROTESTS - GAO PROCEDURES - PROTEST TIMELINESS - 10-DAY RULE DIGEST: PROTEST IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY WHERE PROTESTER MADE PRIOR ORAL COMPLAINT BUT DID NOT FILE WRITTEN PROTEST WITH CONTRACTING AGENCY. WHERE PROTEST TO OUR OFFICE WAS FILED MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER THE BASIS FOR THE PROTEST WAS KNOWN. WE DIS...