B-274052: Aug 13, 1996

A firm protested the Department of Energy's rejection of its bid for paging services, contending that no firm was capable of providing the level of service required. GAO held that the protester: (1) untimely filed its protest more than 10 days after it knew the basis of protest; and (2) should have raised its concerns about the service requirement before bid opening. Accordingly, the protest was d...

B-274052: Aug 13, 1996

Are subject to the timeliness criteria set out in General Accounting Office's (GAO) Bid Protest Regulations as amended by the Final Rule published in the Federal Register on July 26. A protest of other than an apparent impropriety in an invitation for bids must be filed not later than 10 calendar days after the basis of protest is or should have been known. Whichever is earlier. Since Final Rule a...