B-230088: Apr 11, 1988

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for turbine rotor bucket blades, contending that the Air Force failed to send it: (1) the request for quotations; and (2) two of the three solicitation amendments. The protester also requested reimbursement for its protest preparation costs. GAO held that the protester: (1) untimely filed its protest more than 10 days after it knew the basis for protest...

B-230088: Apr 11, 1988

Protest concerning firm's failure to receive solicitation materials is dismissed as untimely when not filed within 10 working days of time protester knew or should have known of basis for protest. General Accounting Office (GAO) will not consider the merits of an untimely protest by invoking the significant issue exception in GAO Bid Protest Regulations where the protest does not raise an issue of...