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B-296221 1 (2005-06-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqws0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Linguistic Systems, Inc. File: B-296221 Date: June 1, 2005 Martin Roberts for the protester. George U. Lane, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Jacqueline Maeder, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protester unreasonably interpreted electronic solicitation's reference to 12 PM as establishing midnight closing time for electronic quotation submission, where Questions and Answers subsequently posted to website referred to closing time as 12 Noon; since Questions and Answers posting was sufficient to amend solicitation, it should have been clear to protester that 12 o'clock noon was closing time. DECISION Linguistic Systems, Inc. (LSI) protests the rejection of its quotation under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 4TAP15050126, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Technology Service, for language translation services. LSI argues that GSA improperly interpreted the closing time and closed the GSA electronic procurement system too early, precluding LSI from submitting a quotation. We deny the protest. On February 9, 2005, GSA posted the solicitation on its official website, requesting that companies listed on the GSA Multiple Awards Schedule Program for Language Services submit quotations to provide translation services for a base year, with a 1-year option. The RFQ advised vendors that quotations were to be submitted on the GSA electronic system, Information Technology Solutions Shop (ITSS), and stated that the closing date/time for receipt of quotations was 12 PM EST on February 18, 2005. RFQ at 1. On February 15, GSA posted Questions and Answers, an on-line response to questions received regarding the RFQ, on its official website. This posting stated that the closing time was 12 Noon EST, Friday, Feb. 18, 2005.

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