Dorado Services protested the award of an Air Force contract for waste collection services to a competitor, GEO International Management. Dorado argued that GEO’s proposal was non-compliant with the solicitation’s subcontracting limitations, making it ineligible for award.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: A Matter for Contract Administration, Not for a Bid Protest

Suppose your company has worked very hard and spent many hours – some of them overtime hours -to prepare and submit a proposal by the solicitation’s cut-off date and time. But then, after the cut-off date has passed, the Government unilaterally extends the due date. Would you be upset? Would you be suspicious? Readers of this blog know that the Government can reject proposals received as untimely – happens all the time. But what circumstances would prompt the Government to extend the due date after the initial due date had closed? To enhance competition? Because they didn’t like your bid and other bids submitted prior to the cut-off date? Because they had a personal contractor preference and that contractor did not submit a timely bid? There could be all manner of reasons but we would be among the first to cast a wary eye on the deal.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: It is Okay for Government to Extend Proposal Submission Due Date After Initial Due Date Has Passed