§ 2933.105 - Protests to General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals.

(a) Notice of protest. Immediately upon receipt of a copy of a protest to the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals (GSBCA), the contracting officer shall inform the Office of Procurement and Grant Policy, the Directorate of Information Resources Management, and the Office of the Solicitor of Labor. The contracting officer shall, within 1 work day after receipt of a copy of the protest, provide oral or written notice to all parties required to be notified by FAR 33.105(a)(2) and shall provide the GSBCA with a written list of all such parties to whom notice was provided within 5 work days after receipt of a copy of the protest. A copy of all notifications to interested parties and related correspondence with GSBCA shall be maintained in the contract file and a copy of the list of interested parties notified shall be provided to the Office of Procurement and Grant Policy simultaneously with submission to the GSBCA.

(b) Submission of protest file. An original and one copy of a protest file (see FAR 33.105(b)) plus one copy for each interested party which has a notice of intervention or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rule 5(a)(3) of GSBCA Rules of Procedure (48 CFR 6101.5(a)(3)) shall be prepared by the contracting officer. The protest file shall be organized to comply with the requirements of Rule 4(b) of the GSBCA Rules of Procedure (48 CFR 6101.4(b)). The contracting officer shall submit the file to the GSBCA within 10 work days after filing of the protest and shall also send copies to the Director, Office of Procurement and Grant Policy, and to each interested party.

(c) Hearings. The Solicitor of Labor, or the Solicitor's representative, is responsible for representing the contracting officer at all stages of proceedings on suspension of the agency's delegation of procurement authority (see FAR 33.105(d)), at all stages of proceedings on the merits of the protest (see FAR 33.105(e)), and with respect to any other proceedings which may be heard by the GSBCA. The head of the contracting activity shall be responsible for executing the determination required by FAR 33.105(d)(1). The Office of the Solicitor shall notify the contracting officer and the Directorate of Information Resources Management of the results of such proceedings, including any hearing.