[Protest Alleging Insufficient Time To Respond to Commerce RFP]

A firm protested the award of any contract under a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Department of Commerce for a word processing text editing system. The protester contended that the agency allowed insufficient time for responding to the RFP after issuing an amendment. Bid protest procedures require that protests based on alleged solicitation modification improprieties be filed prior to the closing date for receipt of proposals following the incorporation of the modification. Since this protest was not filed prior to that date, it was untimely and not for consideration. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed.