Section 17.15

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award may be consolidated at the discretion of the ODRA Director, and assigned to a single DRO or Special Master for adjudication.
(g) Procurement activities, and,
where applicable, contractor performance 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 procurement activities or contractor performance. Pursuant to SectionSection 17.15(d) and
17.17(a), the ODRA may impose a temporary suspension and recommend suspension of award or contract performance, in whole or in part, for a compelling reason. A decision to suspend procurement activities or contractor performance is made in writing by the Administrator or the Administrator-s
delegee upon recommendation of the
ODRA.
Section 17.15 Filing a protest.
(a) An interested party may initiate
a protest by filing with the ODRA in
accordance with Section 17.7(a) within the
timeframes set forth in this Section.
Protests that are not timely filed shall
be dismissed. The timeframes applicable to the filing of protests are as follows:
(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 solicitation, but which are subsequently incorporated into the solicitation, must be
protested not later than the next closing time for receipt of proposals following the incorporation.
(3) For protests other than those related to alleged solicitation improprieties, 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 debriefing.
(b) Protests shall be filed with the
ODRA, AGC-70, Federal Aviation Administration, 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 protester-s legal representative, and who
shall be duly authorized to represent
the protester, to be the point of contact;
(3) The SIR number or, if available,
the contract number and the name of
the CO;
(4) The basis for the protester-s status as an interested party;
(5) The facts supporting the timeliness 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 protest, and one (1) copy of each relevant
document;
(8) The remedy or remedies sought by
the protester, as set forth in Section 17.23;
(9) The signature of the legal representative, or another person duly authorized 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 procurement or contract performance because
of the protested action, the protester
shall, in its initial filing:
(1) Set forth such compelling reason(s), supply all facts and documents
supporting the protester-s position; and
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