Good afternoon FUN with the FAR Friends!
Thank you for joining us for our 19th episode of Season 11! Steve Daoust was our host and Sharon Larkin was our guest speaker this session, and they covered FAR Part 33 for our nineteenth episode of 2024!
Part 33 (Protests, Disputes, & Appeals)
As a follow-up to Wednesday’s session, here are a few facts to ponder:
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For purposes of FAR Part 33, the word “day” means “calendar day.” FAR 33.101.
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Small business size status determination protests may only be filed at the Small Business Administration. FAR 33.102(a); see also FAR 19.302.
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No person may file a protest at the GAO for a procurement integrity violation unless that person reported to the contracting officer the information constituting evidence of the violation within 14 days after the person first discovered the violation. FAR 33.102(f).
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Agencies shall use their best efforts to resolve agency protests within 35 days after the protest is filed. FAR 33.103(g).
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Contracting officer final decisions must include all of the required elements set forth at FAR 33.211.
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Any failure of the contracting officer to issue a decision with the require time periods set forth at FAR 33.211(c) will be deemed a decision by the contracting officer denying the claim and authorizes the contractor to file an appeal at either a Board of Contract Appeals or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. FAR 33.211(g).
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Contractors are required to continue performance under a federal Government contract pending a final resolution of any appeal. FAR 33.213.