A firm protested the Navy's rejection of its late bid for support services, contending that its bid should be considered, since: (1) it was timely delivered at one of the two designated points of delivery; and (2) the rejection of its bid resulted in a de facto sole-source procurement. GAO held that: (1) the Navy properly rejected the protester's bid, since the protester did not submit its price p...

PROCUREMENT Competitive Negotiation Offers Late submission Acceptance criteria Agency properly rejected an offer as late where the technical proposal was timely submitted. The required price proposal was not submitted before the closing time set for receipt of offers. That proposals received at the designated locations after the exact time and date specified will not be considered. Inland's price...