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B-176694 1 (1973-01-22)

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                                                DIGMST                          592
                         COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                                   WASHINGTON. O.C 2034B

            B-176691.
                                                      JAW 2.2, 197-j





            Media Pub.shers, Inc.
              *oIrvia V. NIndes, Xft#
            111 West WVbIngton Street
            Chieeo, n1.inoto  6060


                 Reference ls ade to your letters dated August 11 and Nove-
            ber 13, 1972, protet   the eowtrat 4Aad to awother firm under
            UTP 100600-72-Rt-%8, lssaed by the avy Purcbasin  Office, Wash-.
   siJton, D4C,

                The solicitation covered a requiremaent for a quantity of drug
            informtion kits and .acillary items which were to be used for drug
            eduation, puvpoms by the Huma  kesmrae Developmet Trojeet Office
            of the Bureau of Naval Personnl. liile you submitted three alter-
            nate offers the Navy considered cay your highest priced offer to
            be a ceptable. A contract was fterefore awaxdedto another offeror
   I,       on June 28 at a lower price than your only acceptable offer.

                Your protest raises a number of issuez, each of which in con-
Ks 1dered below in determining whether the protest wao timely sub-
            mitted under section 20.2(s) of our Interim B-id Protest Procedures
            and Staxidards, which states in part as follows:
                 20.2 Time. for filing.

                     (a) ***Protests based upon all~eged imp-ro-
                Trietles in any type of solicitation which are-
                appareut prior to bid opening or the closing date
                for receipt of proposals shall be filed Vrior to
                bid opening or the clsing date for reaeipt of
                provpcus. In other taes, bid protests shall be
                filed not later than 5 4V&s after the Usi. for
                protest ix known or ahould bAre Deen kxnm with-
                ever Is earlier. If a rotest'has been filed







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