B-279327:
Mar 24, 1998
A firm protested a Department of Energy (DOE) contract award for patent preparation and prosecution services, contending that: (1) it filed its protest with GAO prior to the deadline for receipt of protests; (2) any questions as to the timeliness of its protest should be resolved in its favor, since it had problems communicating with GAO's facsimile (fax) machine; and (3) GAO should consider its c...