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§ 17.15 

award may be consolidated at the dis-
cretion of the ODRA Director, and as-
signed to a single DRO or Special Mas-
ter for adjudication. 

(g) Procurement activities, and, 

where applicable, contractor perform-
ance pending resolution of a protest, 
shall continue during the pendency of a 
protest, unless there is a compelling 
reason to suspend all or part of the pro-
curement activities or contractor per-
formance. Pursuant to §§ 17.15(d) and 
17.17(a), the ODRA may impose a tem-
porary suspension and recommend sus-
pension of award or contract perform-
ance, in whole or in part, for a compel-
ling reason. A decision to suspend pro-
curement activities or contractor per-
formance is made in writing by the Ad-
ministrator or the Administrator’s 
delegee upon recommendation of the 
ODRA. 

§ 17.15

Filing a protest. 

(a) An interested party may initiate 

a protest by filing with the ODRA in 
accordance with § 17.7(a) within the 
timeframes set forth in this Section. 
Protests that are not timely filed shall 
be dismissed. The timeframes applica-
ble to the filing of protests are as fol-
lows: 

(1) Protests based upon alleged SIR 

or solicitation improprieties that are 
apparent prior to bid opening or the 
time set for receipt of initial proposals 
shall be filed prior to bid opening or 
the time set for the receipt of initial 
proposals. 

(2) In procurements where proposals 

are requested, alleged improprieties 
that do not exist in the initial solicita-
tion, but which are subsequently incor-
porated into the solicitation, must be 
protested not later than the next clos-
ing time for receipt of proposals fol-
lowing the incorporation. 

(3) For protests other than those re-

lated to alleged solicitation impropri-
eties, the protest must be filed on the 
later of the following two dates: 

(i) Not later than seven (7) business 

days after the date the protester knew 
or should have known of the grounds 
for the protest; or 

(ii) If the protester has requested a 

post-award debriefing from the FAA 
Product Team, not later than five (5) 
business days after the date on which 

the Product Team holds that debrief-
ing. 

(b) Protests shall be filed with the 

ODRA, AGC–70, Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, telephone (202) 267–3290 as 
follows: 

(1) 600 Independence Avenue SW., 

Room 2W100, Washington, DC 20591 for 
filing by hand delivery, courier or 
other form of in-person delivery; 

(2) 800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591 [Attention: AGC– 
70, Wilbur Wright Bldg., Room 2W100] 
for filing by U.S. Mail; or 

(3) Numbers (202) 267–3720 or alternate 

(202) 267–1293 for filing by facsimile. 

(c) A protest shall be in writing, and 

set forth: 

(1) The protester’s name, address, 

telephone number, and FAX number; 

(2) The name, address, telephone 

number, and FAX number of the pro-
tester’s legal representative, and who 
shall be duly authorized to represent 
the protester, to be the point of con-
tact; 

(3) The SIR number or, if available, 

the contract number and the name of 
the CO; 

(4) The basis for the protester’s sta-

tus as an interested party; 

(5) The facts supporting the timeli-

ness of the protest; 

(6) Whether the protester requests a 

protective order, the material to be 
protected, and attach a redacted copy 
of that material; 

(7) A detailed statement of both the 

legal and factual grounds of the pro-
test, and one (1) copy of each relevant 
document; 

(8) The remedy or remedies sought by 

the protester, as set forth in § 17.23; 

(9) The signature of the legal rep-

resentative, or another person duly au-
thorized to represent the protester. 

(d) If the protester wishes to request 

a suspension of the procurement or 
contract performance, in whole or in 
part, and believes that a compelling 
reason(s) exists to suspend the procure-
ment or contract performance because 
of the protested action, the protester 
shall, in its initial filing: 

(1) Set forth such compelling rea-

son(s), supply all facts and documents 
supporting the protester’s position; and 

(2) Demonstrate— 

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