B-229683:
Mar 22, 1988
A firm protested a Navy contract award to another firm for air particle samplers, contending that the Navy improperly: (1) evaluated proposals prior to first-article testing; (2) approved nonstandard parts; (3) awarded a contract before testing its part; and (4) awarded the contract to a higher bidder. GAO held that: (1) the protester untimely protested the Navy's failure to complete first-article...