A firm requested reconsideration of its dismissed protest against a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract award. GAO had dismissed the protest because the protester failed to timely file the protest with DLA. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that DLA should have received its protest despite a clerical error on its part. GAO held that the protester should have timely fi...

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Agency notification DIGEST: Dismissal of protest for failure to furnish a copy to the contracting officer within 1 working day of filing at the General Accounting Office (GAO) is affirmed where protester admits that a copy was mailed to the wrong office and protester does not refute the agency's position that the contracting officer was not served with...