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B-206754 1 (1983-01-24)

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              0          THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION                 OF THE UNITED        STATES
                         W ASHINGTON . .C. 20548
                 VNITS.


FILE:      B-206754           DATE: January 24, 1983

MATTER OF:      Reliance Steel Products Company


DIGEST:


  1.   Complaint regarding deficiencies appar-
       ent on the face of a solicitation in
       state procurement funded with Federal
       grant funds must be filed before bid
       opening. Although complainant allegedly
       did not learn of solicitation until 2
       days before bid opening, the firm none-
       theless had a reasonable opportunity to
       file its complaint prior to bid opening.

  2.   Even assuming that grant complainant
       could not have filed its complaint
       regarding solicitation specifications
       prior to bid opening, complaint filed
       with grantor agency almost 1 month after
       bid opening nonetheless is untimely
       under rule that grant complaints must be
       filed within a reasonable time after the
       basis of the complaint is evident.


       Reliance Steel Products Company complains about
  the specifications in a solicitation issued by the
  Kansas Department of Transportation for bridge
  repair. The bridge repair project, Kansas Project
  No. 89 C 1209-01, is substantially funded with Federal
  Highway Administration grant funds. We consider such
  complaints pursuant to our public notice entitled
  Review of Complaints Concerning Contracts Under
  Federal Grants, 40 Fed. Reg. 42406, September 12,
  1975. Reliance contends that the bridge floor speci-
  fications were unduly restrictive and effectively
  limited the competition for that portion of the pro-
  ject to one manufacturer. We dismiss the complaint as
  untimely.









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