


In addition to any other remedy available, and pursuant to the requirements of subpart 32.6, the Government may collect this debt by offsetting the amount against any payment due the awardee under any contract between the awardee and the Government. (3) Require the awardee to reimburse the Government’s costs, as provided in this paragraph, where a postaward protest is sustained as the result of an awardee’s intentional or negligent misstatement, misrepresentation, or miscertification. (2) Pay appropriate costs as stated in 33.104(h) and (1) Take any action that could have been recommended by the Comptroller General had the protest been filed with the Government Accountability Office (b) If, in connection with a protest, the head of an agency determines that a solicitation, proposed award, or award does not comply with the requirements of law or regulation, the head of the agency may. (See 19.302 for protests of small business status, 19.305 for protests of disadvantaged business status, 19.306 for protests of HUBZone small business status, and 19.307 for protests of service-disabled veteran-owned small business status, and M) for protests of the status of an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or of a women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.) (a) Without regard to the protest venue, contracting officers shall consider all protests and seek legal advice, whether protests are submitted before or after award and whether filed directly with the agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), or the U.S. District Courts do not have any bid protest jurisdiction. Protest venue means protests filed with the agency, the Government Accountability Office, or the U.S. (4) A termination or cancellation of an award of the contract, if the written objection contains an allegation that the termination or cancellation is based in whole or in part on improprieties concerning the award of the contract. (3) An award or proposed award of the contract. (2) The cancellation of the solicitation or other request. (1) A solicitation or other request by an agency for offers for a contract for the procurement of property or services. Protest means a written objection by an interested party to any of the following: Interested party for the purpose of filing a protest means an actual or prospective offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the award of a contract or by the failure to award a contract.

Unless otherwise stated, the agency close of business is presumed to be 4:30 p.m., local time. Documents received after close of business are considered filed as of the next day. (ii) In the case of a filing of a paper at any appropriate administrative forum, the last day is a day on which weather or other conditions cause the closing of the forum for all or part of the day, in which event the next day on which the appropriate administrative forum is open is included.įiled means the complete receipt of any document by an agency before its close of business.

(i) The last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday or (2) The last day after the act, event, or default is included unless. (1) The day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run is not included and Day means a calendar day, unless otherwise specified.
