B-272230.4:
Sep 5, 1996
A firm protested a Navy contract award for deck covering services, contending that: (1) the Navy should have made award to it on the basis of its initial proposal, since it was technically acceptable and lower-priced than the awardee's bid; and (2) its late best-and-final offer (BAFO) did not extinguish its earlier offer, since the untimeliness of its BAFO rendered it invalid for all purposes. GAO...