B-237758.2: Apr 24, 1990

A firm protested certain U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) actions under a solicitation for procurement training courses, contending that USGS: (1) failed to hold a pre-proposal conference; (2) failed to hold oral discussions; and (3) was biased in favor of another bidder that was not eligible under the small business set-aside. GAO held that: (1) the protester untimely filed its protest regarding the...

B-237758.2: Apr 24, 1990

Protest that agency improperly failed to conduct a preproposal conference is dismissed as untimely where protester first raised allegation months after the time set for the submission of initial proposals. Protest that agency improperly failed to engage in oral discussions is denied since agency is under no legal obligation to conduct oral. Protest that agency contracting personnel are biased in f...