B-229749.3: Apr 26, 1988

A firm requested reconsideration of its dismissed protest against the Department of Commerce's rejection of its bid for research. GAO had held that the protester: (1) untimely filed its protest; and (2) failed to diligently pursue the information forming the basis of its protest. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that: (1) it properly filed its protest after receiving for...

B-229749.3: Apr 26, 1988

Request for reconsideration of prior decision dismissing protest as untimely is denied where protester has presented no basis for reversing conclusion that protester failed to diligently pursue information that would form the basis of its protest. An untimely protest will not be considered under the significant issue exception to the bid protest timeliness rules where the issue raised is not of wi...