B-232748: Nov 29, 1988

A firm protested an Army contract award for missile system compressor assemblies, contending that the Army should have drawn lots to break a tie between the low bidders. GAO held that the protester was not sufficiently interested to protest, since it refused to extend its offer acceptance period, thereby precluding the possibility of its receiving the award. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-232748: Nov 29, 1988

Procurement - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Interested parties Protester that refuses to extend its offer acceptance period is not an interested party to protest award to another offeror by drawing of lots among equal low offerors. We have been advised by MICOM that SuPressor's offer expired on November 13. Is limited to those filed by interested parties. Which are defined as actual or prospecti...