B-231879.2: Aug 12, 1988

A firm requested reconsideration of its dismissed protest against a Navy contract award. GAO had held that the protester untimely filed its protest more than 10 days after it knew the basis for protest. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that it untimely filed its protest because the Navy failed to inform it of the contract award date. GAO held that the Navy's failure to n...

B-231879.2: Aug 12, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Protest timeliness - 10 day rule DIGEST: Protest based upon other than alleged improprieties in a solicitation that is filed later than 10 working days after the basis of the protest is known is untimely. The letter was postmarked June 6. Appears to have been received by the protester on June 9. Which was $615 less than Sylvan's. Had been rejected beca...