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 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1997-01-23 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-275113 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-275113 P0b002ee18fd44186 f:275113 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-275113 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-275113 B-275113 Comptroller General Decision

Protest that agency improperly rejected protester's bid as late is sustained where: (1) agency amended solicitation so close to the deadline for submitting bids that bid submission by facsimile was the only practicable alternative available to bidders; (2) facsimile machine designated in solicitation became inoperable for some indefinite period of time during the morning of the bid submission deadline; (3) protester transmitted its bid to an alternate facsimile machine based on advice from an agency employee other than the designated point of contact only after unsuccessfully attempting to telephone the designated contact; and (4) the protester's bid package arrived at the installation and was in the hands of agency officials by the deadline for submitting bids. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-275113/html/GAOREPORTS-B-275113.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-275113/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-275113.pdf GAO/B-275113 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-275113 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-275113; Brazos Roofing, Inc.; Title 10 Section 2304(c)(2) 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2)