United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-07-15 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-271841 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-271841 P0b002ee18fd4b927 f:271841 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-271841 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-271841 B-271841 Comptroller General Decision Where commercial carrier, on its own initiative, left bid package at military installation's freight terminal during an installation security exercise--where security exercise did not impede delivery to proper location specified in solicitation--and carrier made no attempt to deliver the parcel to the proper location, the bid, when received late at the required location, was properly rejected since improper government action was not the sole or paramount cause of the bid's late arrival. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-271841/html/GAOREPORTS-B-271841.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-271841/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-271841.pdf GAO/B-271841 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-271841 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-271841; Great Plains Asbestos Control, Inc.;