A firm protested a subcontract award for school construction under a Bureau of Indian Affairs contract, contending that the proposed awardee improperly revised its bid after bid opening. GAO held that the protester was not sufficiently interested to challenge the award, since it was not an actual or prospective bidder. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Interested parties DIGEST: A protester which is not an actual or prospective offeror in the procurement is not an interested party to protest awardee's revision after bid opening of listing of certified Indian subcontractors. NPI contends that the revision was an improper bid modification which violated the solicitation's 30 percent certified local Ind...