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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 27. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT |
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Chapter 27-3. PROTEST PROCEDURES OF THE CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD |
Section 27-303. BOARD DOCKETING OF PROTESTS
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303.1Docketing of Protests. When a protest has been accepted for filing by the Board, it shall be docketed immediately.
(a)The Board shall prepare an acknowledgment that the protest has been docketed, indicating the name of the protest, the solicitation at issue, the Board's protest docket number, and the District of Columbia Register citation to the current rules of the Board. In addition, the Board shall advise the protester of the identity of the persons furnished with the acknowledgment.
(b)Within one (1) business day of receipt of the protest filing, the Board shall send a copy of the acknowledgment to:
(1)The contracting officer;
(2)The Attorney General or the counsel for an independent agency; and
(3)The protester.
(c)The parties also will be notified that the acknowledgment is available at the Board for pick up.
303.2Telephonic Notice to the Agency. The Board shall notify the contracting agency by telephone, also within one (1) business day of receipt of the protest, that the protest has been filed. The Board's acknowledgment of protest filing shall serve as written confirmation of the Board's telephonic notice.
303.3The acknowledgment shall notify the contracting officer to file the Agency Report as prescribed in Rule 305.
303.4The contracting agency shall immediately give notice of the protest to:
(a)In the case of a protest alleging solicitation improprieties, prospective bidders or offerors who can reasonably be ascertained;
(b)In protests other than those covered in paragraph (a), (i) if a contract has not been awarded, to all bidders or offerors who appear to have a reasonable prospect of receiving an award; (ii) if a contract has been awarded, to the contract awardee and all other bidders or offerors who appear to have a reasonable prospect of receiving an award if the protest is sustained.
The contracting agency shall furnish copies of the protest submissions to those parties, except where disclosure of the information is prohibited by law, with instructions to communicate further directly with the Board. All parties shall furnish copies of all protest communications to the contracting agency and to other participating parties.
303.5All protest communications shall be sent by means reasonably calculated to effect timely delivery.