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...

Touchstone contends that it should have received contract award based upon its initial proposal. Which was technically acceptable and lower-priced than the awardee's. [1] We deny the protest. Touchstone argues that because a contracting agency is not permitted to accept or consider a late BAFO. Since its initial offer was technically acceptable. Touchstone contends that the Navy was required to ma...