Filing a protest.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 4

(a) An interested party may protest a solicitation or other request by a Federal agency for offers for a contract for the procurement of property or services; the cancellation of such a solicitation or other request; an award or proposed award of such a contract; and a termination of such a contract, if the protest alleges that the termination was based on improprieties in the award of the contract. (b) Protests must be filed through the EPDS. (c) A protest filed with GAO shall: (1) Include the name, street address, email address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the protester, (2) Be signed by the protester or its representative, (3) Identify the agency and the solicitation and/or contract number, (4) Set forth a detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of protest including copies of relevant documents, (5) Set forth all information establishing that the protester is an interested party for the purpose of filing a protest, (6) Set forth all information establishing the timeliness of the protest, (7) Specifically request a ruling by the Comptroller General of the United States, and (8) State the form of relief requested. (d) In addition, a protest filed with GAO may: (1) Request a protective order, (2) Request specific documents, explaining the relevancy of the documents to the protest grounds, and (3) Request a hearing, explaining the reasons that a hearing is needed to resolve the protest. (e) The protester shall furnish a complete copy of the protest, incl

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 4:§ 21.1