B-241837.2: Mar 8, 1991

A firm requested reconsideration of its dismissed protest against an Army contract award for security guard services. GAO had held that the protester untimely filed its protest more than 10 working days after it became aware of its basis for protest. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that its protest warranted consideration under the good-cause exception to the protest ti...

B-241837.2: Mar 8, 1991

DIGEST Protest filed more than 10 working days after the protester was orally informed of the basis of its protest is untimely. Oral information is sufficient to put the protester on notice of the basis of its protest . Written notification is not required. Because the protest was filed more than 10 working days after the protester admittedly knew of its basis of protest. When WRW was orally infor...