B-231736.2: Oct 6, 1988

A firm protested an Army solicitation for practice bombs, contending that the Army improperly allowed another bidder to submit a best and final offer with and without pricing for first-article testing. The protester also requested that GAO consider its protest under the good-cause exception to protest timeliness requirements. GAO held that the protester: (1) untimely filed after bid opening its pr...

B-231736.2: Oct 6, 1988

Filed after the next closing date for receipt of proposals is untimely and there is no basis for waiving our timeliness requirements. We find that Abbott's protest is untimely. 1988. procurements where proposals are requested. Alleged improprieties which do not exist in the initial solicitation but which are subsequently incorporated into the solicitation must be filed meaning received in our Offi...