B-232963: Jan 25, 1989

A firm protested a Navy contract award for aircraft towbars, contending that the: (1) Navy failed to provide it with the latest solicitation revision; (2) awardee could not comply with its Buy American Act certification; (3) awardee improperly offered a below-cost bid; and (4) Navy failed to promptly notify it of award. GAO held that the: (1) protester untimely filed after bid opening its protest...

B-232963: Jan 25, 1989

Allegation that contracting agency failed to provide protester with the latest revised aperture card package for the solicitation is untimely where protest was not filed prior to closing date for receipt of offers. The fact that an offer may be below-cost or represent a buy-in is not a basis for rejecting the offer where the offeror is determined to be responsible. Failure to promptly notify prote...