Opinion ID: 688720
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Asserted Conflict with FAR Sec. 15.412.

Text: Section 15.412 states in pertinent part: 34 (b) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications to them, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation on time.... 35 (c) Proposals, and modifications to them, that are received in the designated Government office after the exact time specified are late and shall be considered only if (1) they are received before award is made, and (2) the circumstances, including acceptable evidence of date of mailing or receipt at the Government installation, meet the specific requirements of the provision at 52.215-10, Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Proposals. 36 48 C.F.R. Sec. 15.412(b), (c). 37 Plainly, this provision spells out the consequences of a late submission, but does not mandate any particular action by the GSA with respect to setting the deadlines to which those consequences will attach. Moreover, the provision does not define what constitutes a late submission, and therefore does not contradict the GSA's policy of accepting proposals before the deadlines for BAFOs. 38