A firm protested the General Services Administration's (GSA) rejection of its bid. GAO held that the protester: (1) inappropriately filed its agency-level protest with the GSA Board of Contract Appeals; and (2) untimely filed the instant protest more than 10 days after it became aware of the basis for protest. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Protest timeliness - 10 day rule DIGEST: Protest of other than an apparent solicitation impropriety is untimely where filed more than 10 working days after the basis for protest was known. Filing of a protest with the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals that is not within the Board's jurisdiction does not toll the time for filing...