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B-190358 1 (1977-10-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfey0001 and id is 1 raw text is: / THE COMPTROLLER ENERAL ECIllI i OF THE UNITED WTATEE WAUHIlGTON, D.C. 20-45 U'% FILE: 1-190353 DATE: October 21, 1977 MATTER OF: K-MCC, Inc. Consultants DIGEST: Protest against restrictive specificatione and ambiguous evaluation criteria filed after closing date for receipt of initial aroposals is untimely under 4 C.F.R. I 20.2(b)(1) (1977) whic. requires filing of protests against alleged improprieties apparent in solicitation before closing date for receipt of initial proposals. I K-MCC, Inc. Consultants (K-MCC) has protested any awacd under request for proposals (RFP) No. 10-77-1032 issued by the Depart- ment of Health, Education, and Wellsre. K-1CC's protest is based on the contentions that the specificatione are restrictive and that the evaluation criteria are ambiguous and open to unequal application. Section 20.2(b)(1) of our Bid Proteat Procedures (4 C.F.R. part 20 (1977)) states protests 5ased upon alleged solicitation improprieties apparent prior te.the closing date for receipt of initial proposals must be filed prior to the closing date for receipt of initial proposals. The closing date for the instant REP was August 22, 1977, and the protest by K-MCC was not filed with our Office until a month later. Since the alleged deficiencies In the solicitation were apparent prior to the closing date, the protest is untimely. Accordingly, the protest will not be considered on its merits. Paul G. D bling General Counsel - 1 J