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                  FILE; B-205210,2            DATE: December 15, 1981

                  MATTER OF:   Mission Hardwood Company - Reconsideration

                  DIGEST:



                      Prior decision dieimissing protest as
                      untimely is affirmed where protester
                      has failed to establish decision was
                      based on erroneous interpretation of
                      fact or law,

                      Mission Hardwood Company requests that we reoon-
                  sider our decision Mission Hardwood Company, 1B-205210,
                  November 4, 1981, 8-2 CPD .    i hat decision, we
 * .€             dismissed as untimely Missio'n5's protest regarding a
                  solicitation issued by the Department of the Air Force,
                  because the protest was not filed with our office within
                  10 working days after the agency had denied 1ission's
                  earlier protest to the agency,  For the reasons given
                  below, we affirm our prior decision.
                      Briefly, the facts are as follows; The Air Force
   -.             solicited bids on repairing and resurfacing a gym floor
                  at the Davis-Honthan Air Force Base in Arizona.  Bid
 '*, I            opening was scheduled for September 15. On September 15,
                  prior to the openiny of bids, the protester received
                  verbal instruction from the project engineer which,
                  in the protester's opinion, substantially changed the
 0 1;             nature and scope of the IFB. Accordingly, Mission
                  requested that bid opening be postponed and a written
                  clarification issued. This request was denied by the
                  contracting officer.
                      Thereafter, Mission sent a telegram to tshe con-
                  tracting officer protesting the opening of bids. The
                  protester was orally advised by the contracting officer
                  that its protest was denied, and bids were opened as
                  scheduled. Later that day, Mission sent another telegram
  1<            protesting any award under the IFB. The following day, on
                  September 16, Mission sent a letter confirming its protest






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