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Decision
Matter of: ALJUCAR, LLC
File: B-401148
Date: June 8, 2009
Rudy Sutherland for the protester.
Karen M. Reilley, Esq., and Monica A. Ceruti, Esq., National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, for the agency.
Susan K. McAuliffe, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Agency properly rejected protester's hand-delivered proposal as late where the
protester significantly contributed to the late receipt of the proposal by failing to
allow sufficient time for timely delivery of the proposal.
DECISION
ALJUCAR, LLC, of Missouri City, Texas, protests the agency's rejection of its
proposal as late under request for proposals (RFP) No. NNJ09227181R, issued by the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lyndon B. Johnson Space
Center, for process improvement and project services. The protester, which allowed
only 8 minutes from arrival at a Space Center security checkpoint to drive to the
building designated for the receipt of proposals, contends that a delay allegedly
caused by improper action by the security guard at the checkpoint made it
impossible for the protester to timely deliver its proposal.
We deny the protest.
The RFP provided that
[o]fferors are responsible for submitting proposals ... so as to reach
the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time
specified in the solicitation . . .. [A proposal received] after the exact
time specified for receipt of offers is 'late' and will not be considered
unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer
determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadawm0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)