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B-272764 1 (1996-08-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaeju0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Ivey Mechanical Company File: B-272764 Date: August 23, 1996 Andrew J. Kilpatrick, Jr., Esq., Hickman, Sumners, Goza & Gore, for the protester. Maj. Stephen L. Devita, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Wm. David Hasfurther, Esq., and John Van Schaik, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where only one proposal had been timely submitted as of the original closing date for the submission of proposals, it was not improper to extend the closing date in the interest of obtaining competition by permitting an offeror who submitted a late proposal to compete. DECISION Ivey Mechanical Company protests the Department of the Air Force's amendment of request for proposals (RFP) No. F40650-96-R-0004 so as to extend the closing date for the submission of proposals. The amendment was issued after only Ivey's proposal was received by the original closing date. Another proposal had been submitted, but was rejected as late. The contracting officer determined that the closing date should be extended in the interest of obtaining competition.1 Ivey argues there was no reason to permit the extension since the other offeror had ample time to submit its proposal and should not be given a second chance. The Air Force has requested that we dismiss the protest for failing to state legally sufficient grounds for protest. We dismiss the protest. Ivey attempts to distinguish several cases cited by the Air Force in support of its motion to dismiss. There is no reason to discuss those cases at length. Regardless of the specific circumstances of those cases, we have repeatedly approved of the issuance of amendments extending closing dates after the expiration of the original 1The Air Force reports that the contents of Ivey's proposal, including its prices, have not been disclosed. 218823

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