A firm requested further reconsideration of its dismissed protest against the Navy's decision to change a small-business set-aside to an unrestricted procurement. GAO had held that the protester failed to: (1) timely file a copy of its protest with the Navy; or (2) provide additional details about the Navy employee who allegedly confirmed receipt of its protest. In its second request for reconside...

Second request for reconsideration of dismissal of protest for failure to timely file a copy of its protest with the contracting officer is denied where protester's evidence of proper filing. Fact finding conferences are granted in the sole discretion of the General Accounting Office and will not be granted where protester was aware of issue at the time its protest was dismissed. The original prot...