[Protest of Any Air Force Contract Award for Air Conditioning Replacement]

A firm protested any contract award under an Air Force solicitation for air conditioning replacement, contending that: (1) the Air Force failed to allow sufficient time for bidders to consider a solicitation amendment; (2) the amendment unduly restricted competition; and (3) it did not have sufficient time to file its protest before bid opening. GAO held that: (1) the portion of the protest relating to the solicitation amendment was untimely filed because GAO did not receive it before bid opening; and (2) it had previously established that a period of as little as 2 days was sufficient for bidders to protest. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed.