Refusal to Consider Late Revised Proposal

The protester objected to the rejection of its late proposal revision. The protester failed to respond in a timely manner to an amendment issued after the initial receipt of initial proposals and some discussions, but prior to the request for best and final offers. The agency may change its evaluation criteria even though initial proposals have been received and negotiations conducted. The agency notified offerors of the revised evaluation criteria by an amendment to the request for proposals and extended the deadline for proposal submission; the protester's revised proposal which arrived late may not be considered. However, the agency should consider the earlier proposal submitted by the protester in determining the competitive range.