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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 27-46. NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL CORPORATION PROCUREMENT RULES |
Section 27-4631. PROTESTS
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4631.1All protests to the award of a contract by the Contracting Officer shall be resolved in accordance with this section.
4631.2A protest shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer in writing.
4631.3A protest shall include:
(a)The name of the protestor;
(b)The name of the protestor’s counsel or other representative;
(c)A detailed description of the basis for the protest; and
(d)A description of the relief requested.
4631.4The Contracting Officer shall promptly issue a decision with regard to a protest.
4631.5 If the Contracting Officer is someone other than the CCO, the protestor may appeal the Contracting Officer’s decision to the CCO.
4631.6An appeal of the Contracting Officer’s decision shall be submitted to the CCO within three (3) business days after the protestor receives the Contracting Officer’s decision.
4631.7The decision of the CCO shall be the Hospital’s final decision with regard to the protest.
4631.8A protest must be filed within the timeframes established in this subsection to be considered by the Hospital.
4631.9A protest that is not filed within these timelines will not be considered by the Hospital, and the protestor shall be deemed to have waived the right to protest.
4631.10A protest that is based on the language or requirements of a solicitation or is otherwise based on facts which are apparent on the face of the solicitation shall be filed with the Contracting Officer no later than five (5) business days before the date responses to the solicitation are due.
4631.11A protest that is not based on the language or requirements of a solicitation or otherwise based on facts which are apparent on the face of a solicitation must be submitted within five (5) business days after the protestor knows or should have known of the facts that serve as the basis for the protest.