A firm protested the Navy's rejection of its late bid for transformers, contending that the Navy's mishandling was the paramount cause of the late bid. GAO held that the Navy properly rejected the late bid, since the protester's commercial carrier did not deliver the bid to the proper location. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Bids - Late submission - Acceptance criteria - Government mishandling DIGEST: Protest challenging contracting agency's decision not to require that products offered under request for proposals (RFP) for electric plug connectors be on qualified products list is untimely where filed after due date for initial proposals since protest involves alleged impropriety apparen...