A firm requested reconsideration of its dismissed protest against the Navy's rejection of its late bid and subsequent contract award for advertising signs. GAO had held that the protester untimely filed its protest more than 10 days after it knew the basis for protest. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that: (1) it had no basis for protest until the Navy notified it of th...

Protest challenging agency's refusal to allow submission of protester's revised proposal is untimely where filed more than 10 days after protester was on notice of refusal. 2. Untimely protest is not converted to a timely protest where protester alleges that contracting agency gave it erroneous advice regarding General Accounting Office (GAO) bid protest procedures because protesters are assumed t...