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B-274667 1 (1996-12-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaemt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Adrian Supply Co., Inc. File: B-274667 Date: December 24, 1996 Linda Goldman for the protester. Mark Kallenbach, Esq., Diane D. Hayden, Esq., and George N. Brezna, Department of the Navy, for the agency. Wm. David Hasfurther, Esq., John Van Schaik, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of agency's failure to timely provide copy of solicitation is denied since the agency made a diligent, good faith effort to publicize and distribute the solicitation and, although the contracting agency caused some of the delay in providing the protester with the bid package, there is no evidence that the agency deliberately attempted to preclude the protester from bidding and the protester did not avail itself of every reasonable opportunity to obtain the package and to submit a bid. DECISION Adrian Supply Co., Inc. protests the failure of the Department of the Navy to extend bid opening so that it might bid on the two new skid-mounted electrical substations being procured under invitation for bids (IFB) No. N62470-96-B-5116, for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia. We deny the protest. The procurement was synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). The synopsis advised prospective bidders that specifications would be available on or about August 6 and that out-of-town bidders should make arrangements for delivery of the bid package and notify the contracting agency of those arrangements. The IFB actually was issued on August 19, with bid opening scheduled for September 18. On September 4, the contracting agency states it was contacted by an Adrian representative who asked why the firm had not received the bid package after it had requested it and provided a completed Federal Express airbill in late August. 8201211

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