A firm protested a Navy contract award for engineering services, contending that the Navy: (1) failed to amend the solicitation to request bid extensions; and (2) improperly made award after the awardee's bid expired. GAO held that the Navy: (1) properly made award to the bidder that offered the lowest overall cost to the government after ensuring adequate competition; and (2) was not required to...

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Offers - Acceptance time periods - Expiration DIGEST: An agency may accept a proposal that offers the lowest overall cost to the government even though the offer may have expired and the agency is not required to issue a formal amendment requesting extension of offers. (Ocean Technology) protests the award of a contract to MRC because a formal amendment was...