Common use of Protest Procedure Clause in Contracts

Protest Procedure. Upon a determination of Vendor selection from a bid process, the Purchasing Agent will post a “Notice of Intent to Award” on ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇’▇ bid website, and notify all solicitation participants of the intended award via email. A. Non-selected Vendors will have three (3) business days from the date the notice is posted to file a formal bid protest with ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or the designee. B. The bid protest, which must be received by ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or designee within the three (3) day period, shall be in writing, and include the specific facts, circumstances, reasons and/or basis for the protest. This written notice may be in the form of a letter, fax or email. C. Upon execution of the Master Agreement with the selected Vendor, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or designee will not take action on a bid protest, but a written response will be provided to the protesting Vendor. D. If a Vendor’s bid protest is appropriately filed, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or designee may delay the award of the Master Agreement until the matter is resolved. E. Notwithstanding the foregoing, throughout the bid protest review process, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ has no obligation to delay or otherwise postpone an award of a Master Agreement based on a bid protest. In all cases, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ reserves the right to make an award when it is determined to be in the best interest of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ to do so. F. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or designee will respond to all bid protests in a timely manner.

Protest Procedure. Upon a determination of Vendor selection from a bid process, the Purchasing Agent will post a “Notice of Intent to Award” on ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇’▇ bid website, and notify all solicitation participants of the intended award via email. A. Non-selected Vendors will have three (3) business days from the date the notice is posted to file a formal bid protest with ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or the designee. B. The bid protest, which must be received by ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or designee within the three (3) day period, shall be in writing, and include the specific facts, circumstances, reasons and/or basis for the protest. This written notice may be in the form of a letter, fax or email. C. Upon execution of the Master Agreement with the selected Vendor, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or designee will not take action on a bid protest, but a written response will be provided to the protesting Vendor.. DocuSign Envelope ID: FEA8B815-462E-4754-80C1-C99A6B04C0F3 D. If a Vendor’s bid protest is appropriately filed, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or designee may delay the award of the Master Agreement until the matter is resolved. E. Notwithstanding the foregoing, throughout the bid protest review process, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ has no obligation to delay or otherwise postpone an award of a Master Agreement based on a bid protest. In all cases, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ reserves the right to make an award when it is determined to be in the best interest of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ to do so. F. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Administrator or designee will respond to all bid protests in a timely manner.