The Army issued a solicitation for emergency medical services at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania. The RFP (Request For Proposal) specified that proposals were due by 4:00 p.m. One of the bidders made four tries at submitting its proposal electronically; 2:43 p.m., 2:57 p.m., 3:01 p.m, and 3:06 p.m. The Government servers however logged receipt of those three tries at 6:00 p.m., 6:05 p.m., 6:06 p.m., and 6:09 p.m. Since they were received by the Government after 4:00 p.m., the bidder, Western Star, was eliminated from the bidding.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Proposal Gets Snagged in Email System – Received Late – Tossed
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’
