| GAO Bid Protests: An Overview of Time Frames and Procedures Contributor(s): Congressional Research Service (Author) |
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ISBN: 1502840677 ISBN-13: 9781502840677 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Physical Information: 0.05" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.19 lbs) 26 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The report is one of two providing Congress with background on the GAO bid-protest process. It provides an overview of the time frames and procedures in a 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. A companion report, CRS Report R40227, GAO Bid Protests: Trends and Analysis, by Moshe Schwartz, Kate M. Manuel, and Lucy P. Martinez, analyzes recent trends in bid protests filed with GAO, particularly protests involving the Department of Defense. |