Manage Disagreements

Question 1

How many protest venues are there?

Answer 1

1.The agency
2. The Government Accountability Office (GAO)
3.The U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (U.S. District Courts do not have any bid protest jurisdiction.

Question 2

If the protester is unsuccessful receiving relief from the agency, the protester has __ days from receiving knowledge of the adverse decision to file the protest with the GAO.

Answer 2

10

Question 3

Protests based on alleged apparent improprieties in a solicitation shall be filed before _______ or the .

Answer 3

bid opening; closing date for receipt of proposals

Question 4

Agencies shall make their best efforts to resolve agency protests within ____ days after the protest is filed.

Answer 4

35

Question 5

To whom shall protests to the agency be addressed?

Answer 5

contracting officer

Question 6

If an agency protest is received before award, may the Contracting Officer generally proceed with the award?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

If a Contracting Officer receives an agency protest 8 days after contract award, what must the Contracting Officer do?

Answer 7

immediate suspand performance

Question 8

T/F: If a contracting officer denies a contractor’s claim in a Contracting Officer’s Final Decision, the contractor must continue contract performance.

Answer 8

True