B-228220: Dec 10, 1987

A firm protested a Navy contract award for a digital patching switchboard, contending that the Navy: (1) improperly changed the evaluation criteria; (2) failed to conduct meaningful discussions; and (3) unreasonably found its bid to be technically unacceptable. GAO held that the protester: (1) untimely filed its protest against the solicitation amendment; (2) was not prejudiced by the Navy's failu...

B-228220: Dec 10, 1987

The issues are deemed abandoned. Protest against amendment of solicitation is untimely where the protest is filed after the next closing date for receipt of proposals. Which was included in the competitive range. Was not prejudiced since its technical proposal was substantially inferior to that of the awardee and even if there had been meaningful discussions the protester could not have supplanted...