A firm requested reconsideration of its dismissed protest against a Navy solicitation for power supplies. GAO had held that the protester untimely filed its protest regarding solicitation improprieties. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that the low bidder submitted a below-cost bid. GAO would not consider the protest, since: (1) submission of a below-cost bid was not leg...

A protest to the General Accounting Office (GAO) alleging an impropriety that was apparent on the face of an invitation for bids that is not filed until after bid opening is untimely. Submission and acceptance of a below-cost bid are not legally objectionable. ACC alleged that the specification package provided with the IFB was not adequate for accurate manufacturing by a contractor who had not pr...