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B-283137.2 1 (1999-09-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajlg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -e GeAtOa __Comptroller General of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Integrated Support Systems inc File: B-283137.2 Date: September 10, 1999 Barbara S. Kinosky, Esq., and James S. DelSordo, Esq., Williams Mullen Clark & Dobbins, for the protester. Terry Hart Lee, Esq., and Stacia D. Leflanc, Esq., Department of Commerce, for the agency. Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency reasonably rejected protester's hand-delivered proposal as late where the pro tester significantly c o ntributed to the late receipt o f the pro po sal by failing to allow sufficient time for timely delivery of the proposal. DECISION Integrated Support Systems inc (ISSi) protests the rejection of its proposal under request for proposals (RFP) No. 52-SAAA-9-00010, issued by the Department of Commerce for the acquisition of Commerce Information Technology Services. ISSi objects to Commerce's rejection of its proposal as late because the agency allegedly failed to inform ISSi of the correct location for hand-delivery of its proposal. We deny the protest. The RFP stated the time for receipt of proposals as March 26, 1999, at 3 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Agency Report, exh. A, Instructions to Prospective Offerors. The RFP provided that for proposals that are hand-carried or sent by courier service the Offeror assumes full responsibility for ensuring that the offer is received at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW (Use 15th Street 'This decision is made under our express option procedures. 4 C.F.R. § 21.10 (1999).

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