Smoke Blotter, Inc.
Smoke Blotter, Inc. appealed a contracting officer's decision denying its protest of a delivery order award to a competitor. The Board dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction over bid protests under the Contract Disputes Act.
Material Facts
- On 30 December 2008, the General Services Administration awarded SBI Contract No. GS-30F-0004V.
- On 26 June 2009, the Readiness Business Center issued a Request for Quotations for diesel exhaust removal systems.
- SBI submitted a quote of $56,035.98 in response to the RFQ, while a competitor quoted $61,173.42.
- The SBI quote was initially determined to be late, and the award was made to the competitor on 8 July 2009.
- SBI protested the award on 27 July 2009, demanding cancellation of the award, award to SBI, or payment of $18,491.87 for bid preparation costs and lost profit.
- The contracting officer determined that SBI's quote was timely but did not comply with RFQ technical specifications.
- The contracting officer denied the protest by letter dated 19 August 2009.
Parties
- Appellant
- Smoke Blotter, Inc.
- Respondent Agency
- Department of the Army
- Contract Number
- 000000-00-0-0000
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