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B-220386 1 (1986-01-08)

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                         THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
                         WASHINGTON. 0.EC. 2054




 FILE:  B-220386               OATE: January 08, 1986

 MATTER OF: Arrowhead Construction, Inc.


 OIGEST:

 1.  Protest challenging contracting agency's
     decision, evident from solicitation, not to
     publicly open bids in procurement using
     simplified small purchase procedures is
     untimely, since protest was not filed before
     date for submission of bids.

2.   Protest challenging contracting agency's
     decision to award a contract to a firm which
     did not attend allegedly mandatory site
     visit is timely where filed within 10 days
     after the protester was notified that award
     would not be made to either of the only two
     bidders who had attended the site visit.

3.   Agency properly could award contract to firm
     which did not attend initial site visit as
     required by original solicitation since
     amendment to solicitation providing for
     second site visit effectively superseded
     requirement for attendance at initial site
     visit and, in any event, even assuming the
     amended solicitation retained the site visit
     requirement, a firm's failure to attend a
     site visit is not a valid basis to reject an
     otherwise acceptable offer.


     Arrowhead Construction, Inc., protests the rejection j
its bid under invitation for bids (IFB) No. N62477-85-B-
2163, issued by the Navy for installation of a paint booth
at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command,
Quantico, Virginiai. We dismiss the protest in part and den
it in part.

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