B-227600: Jul 28, 1987

A firm protested a General Services Administration solicitation for boiler repairs, contending that the specifications were overly restrictive. GAO held that the protester untimely filed its protest more than 10 working days after bid opening, which constituted initial adverse action on its agency-level protest. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-227600: Jul 28, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Protest timeliness - 10 day rule - Adverse agency actions DIGEST: Protest of allegedly defective specifications filed almost 2 months after bid opening is untimely. Since the agency's action in proceeding with bid opening without responding to the protest constituted an initial adverse agency action after which a protest to the General Accounting Offic...