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THS COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OECISION OP THE UNITED UTATES
WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20648
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FILE: B-215479 OATE: June 26, 1984
MATTER OF: IAL Communications Systems Inc.
DIGEST:
A complaint concerning the award of a con-
tract under a federal qrant is not filed
within a reasonable time where the com-
plaint is filed 2 months after an aqency's
adverse decision on a complaint initially
filed with the grantor agency.
TAL Communications Systems Inc. complains about
the specifications in a solicitation issued by the
Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA)
for radio eauipment. The procurement is substantially
funded with Urban Mass Transportation Administration
(UMTA) grant funds. IAL contends that the specifica-
tions are unduly restrictive and effectively limit the
competition to one manufacturer. We dismiss the com-
plaint as untimely.
IAL initially filed a complaint with T7MTA on Novem-
ber 18, 1983 after unsuccessful attempts by IAL to
resolve the problem with SEMTA. UMTA denied the firm's
complaint in a formal decision dated January 23, 1984.
IAL then sent a reconsideration request to TMTA on Janu-
arv 27, cha]lenqing on various arounds UMTA's determina-
tion to deny IAL's complaint. On March 30, TTMTA denied
IAL's request for reconsideration. IAL then filed a
complaint with this Office on June 7.
We consider qrant complaints pursuant to our public
notice entitled Review of Complaints Concerning Contracts
Under Federal Crants, 40 Fed. Peg. 42406, September 12,
1975. We do so, however, only where the complaint has
been filed within a reasonable time so that we can con-
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