GAO Bid Protests: An Overview of Time Frames and Procedures

Manuel, Kate M. ; Schwartz, Moshe

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Government agencies;    Competitive bidding;    Contracts;    Business;   

RP-ID  :  R40228
RP-ID  :  R40228_2011Jun30

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of the time frames and procedures in a Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest, including (1) what issues can be protested with GAO; (2) who can file or be a party to a GAO protest; (3) the procedures for bringing and resolving GAO protests; (4) the time frames involved in GAO protests; (5) the automatic stay of contract award or performance triggered by a GAO protest, as well as the basis for agency overrides of automatic stays and judicial review of agency override determinations; (6) the basis and effects of GAO decisions; and (7) reconsideration and “appeal” of GAO decisions.