B-227929: Jul 28, 1987

A firm protested the General Services Administration's (GSA) rejection of its bid as late, contending that: (1) the solicitation did not provide adequate bid preparation time; and (2) its bid was late because of a courier's negligence. GAO held that: (1) the protester untimely filed the portion of the protest concerning bid preparation time; and (2) GSA properly rejected the bid, since the courier...

B-227929: Jul 28, 1987

Protest that agency did not allow adequate proposal preparation time is untimely since it was filed after the closing date for receipt of proposals. Proposal that was delivered late to the contracting office because of negligence by the courier service chosen by the offeror properly was rejected as late. The responsible person in UAS was out of town until June 11. The offer was delivered the next...