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B-206753.2 1 (1982-10-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkrr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ROLE GENER4{'CE#At6'.'J ~w~Z ~THE COMPTROLLER DECISION O F THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-206753.2 DATE:October 29, 1982 MATTER CF: Owl Technical Associates, Inc.-- Reconsideration DIGEST: Prior decision dismissing protest as untimely is affirmed. Protest will not be considered under good cause exception to timeliness rules where protester has not shown that it was prevented from timely filing its protest by reasons beyond its control. Owl Technical Associates, Inc. (Owl), requests reconsideration of our decision, Owl Technical Associates, Inc., B-206753, April 5, 1982, 82-1 CPD 312, which dismissed as untimely Owl's protest under solicitation No. S0123002, issued by the Department of the Interior (Interior). Owl's initial protest alleged that Interior improperly reopened the procurement to other offerors after Owl had been determined to have submitted the lowest cost, technically acceptable best and final offer. We held that Owl's protest alleged an impropriety in the solicitation specifications which was apparent prior to the March 5, 1982, closing date for the receipt of proposals, but was untimely filed in our Office thereafter on March 17, 1982. Owl now contends that there were special circumstances which prevented it from timely filing its protest, which presumably warrant our consideration of the protest under 4 C.F.R. § 21.2(c) (1982), the good cause exception for consideration of untimely protests under our Bid Protest Procedures. Owl asserts that while it was advised by the contracting officer on February 25, 1982, of the reopening of the procurement, it was told that the next closing date was Friday, without being given a specific date. Owl also asserts that the contracting officer had previously indicated that if Owl were

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