The Agency’s Email Server Ate My Proposal! – GAO Rejects Challenge to “Late is Late” Rule

Crowell & Moring – What happens when an offeror timely emails its proposal only to have an agency server reject it without any notification to the offeror?  GAO’s recent decision in Guidehouse, Inc. says that the proposal is still late and emphasizes the potentially draconian impact of the “late is late” rule.