B-227954: Oct 5, 1987

A firm protested an Air Force contract award to another firm for test equipment, contending that the specifications concerning first-article testing were improper, since the Air Force required it to submit a first-article testing report, but waived the requirement for the awardee's product. GAO held that the: (1) protester untimely filed its protest of an allegedly improper specification; (2) prot...

B-227954: Oct 5, 1987

Is dismissed as untimely where it was not filed prior to the closing date for receipt of initial proposals. Protest of agency decision to waive first article requirements for competitor is dismissed as untimely where not filed within 10 working days after protester received information from agency that competitor had received award based on line items indicating that first article testing had been...