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“Better Late Than Never?”… Not So Much for Bid Protests

  • March 14, 2022
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Matter of Starblast Corporation Decided: September 21, 2021 Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Denied Keywords: Late Proposals   Protest Insight This proposal showcases the importance of understanding all FAR and solicitation requirements and ensuring proper compliance with these requirements. Here, Starblast’s proposal was not considered for award, because it was untimely. While Starblast

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CCSC, Inc., B-404802.3, July 18, 2011

  • November 10, 2011
  • Late ProposalsMail-Box Rule
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Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Homeland Security Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Late proposal; mail-box rule General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The offeror is responsible for taking reasonable steps to ensure timely delivery and only where the agency is the paramount cause of the late receipt will a protest be sustained. ——————————————————————————– GAO denies the protest

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SafeGuard Services, LLC, B-404910, June 28, 2011

  • August 17, 2011
  • Late Proposals

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest sustained. Keywords: Late Proposal General Counsel P.C. Highlight: A proposal that does not provide all items required by the solicitation may not be automatically rejected if the proposal information received by the deadline is sufficient to constitute an acceptable proposal. —————————————————————————————————————————– SafeGuard Services, LLC

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Lani Eko & Company, CPAs, PLLC, B-404863, June 6, 2011

  • June 22, 2011
  • Late Proposals

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Homeland Security Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Late Proposal General Counsel P.C. Highlight: A late hand-carried proposal may be considered for award, however, if improper government action was the paramount cause of the late delivery. Even in cases where the late receipt may have been caused, in part, by erroneous government

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B&S Transport, Inc., B-404648.3, April 8, 2011

  • May 4, 2011
  • Late Proposals

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Late Proposal General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An Agency may consider for award a late, hand-carried offer if the government’s misdirection or improper action was the paramount cause of the late delivery and consideration of the offer would not compromise the integrity of the competitive process.

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Noble Supply and Logistics, B-404731, March 4, 2011

  • March 31, 2011
  • Late Proposals

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Late Proposal. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Oral advice that would have the effect of altering the written terms of a solicitation, even from the contracting officer, does not operate to amend a solicitation or otherwise legally bind the agency. —————————————————————————————————————————– Noble Supply and

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Metters, Incorporated, B-403629, November 10, 2010

  • November 18, 2010
  • Late Proposals

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Late Proposals General Counsel P.C. Highlight: It is an offeror’s responsibility to deliver its proposal to the proper place at the proper time, and late delivery generally requires rejection of a proposal. —————————————————————————————————————————– Metters, Incorporated (Metters) protests the rejection of its proposal as late by

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Alalamiah Technology Group, B-402707.2, June 29, 2010

  • July 8, 2010
  • Late Proposals

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Late proposal General Counsel P.C. Highlight: It is the offeror’s responsibility to deliver its proposal to the proper place at the proper time. —————————————————————————————————————————– The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) issued a request for proposals (RFP), for excess property management and office support services to be

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Urban Title, LLC, B-311437.3, January 7, 2009

  • January 7, 2009
  • Late Proposals

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition:  Protest denied. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency improperly rejected the protester’s final proposal revision (FPR) as late is denied where the record confirms that the FPR was received by e-mail after the closing time for receipt of FPRs, and agency properly determined that no exception

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Sector One Security Solution, B-400728, December 10, 2008

  • December 10, 2008
  • Late Proposals

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of State Disposition: Protest denied. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protester’s contention that the agency improperly refused to consider its proposal is denied where there is no evidence that the agency received the proposal by the solicitation due date or that improper government action caused the failure of the postal service to

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