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33.102 General.33.102 General.       (a) 						            Without regard to the protest venue, contracting officers shall consider all protests and seek legal advice, whether protests are submitted before or after award and whether filed directly with the agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (See  19.302 for protests of small business status,  19.305 for protests of disadvantaged business status,  19.306 for protests of HUBZone small business status, and  19.307 for protests of service-disabled veteran-owned small business status, and M) for protests of the status of an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or of a women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.)                                          (b) 						            If, in connection with a protest, the head of an agency determines that a solicitation, proposed award, or award does not comply with the requirements of law or regulation, the head of the agency may-                                                         (1) 								                Take any action that could have been recommended by the Comptroller General had the protest been filed with the Government Accountability Office;                                                            (2) 								                Pay appropriate costs as stated in  33.104(h); and                                                            (3) 								                Require the awardee to reimburse the Government’s costs, as provided in this paragraph, where a postaward protest is sustained as the result of an awardee’s intentional or negligent misstatement, misrepresentation, or miscertification. In addition to any other remedy available, and pursuant to the requirements of  subpart  32.6, the Government may collect this debt by offsetting the amount against any payment due the awardee under any contract between the awardee and the Government.                                                                           (i) 										                    When a protest is sustained by GAO under circumstances that may allow the Government to seek reimbursement for protest costs, the contracting officer will determine whether the protest was sustained based on the awardee’s negligent or intentional misrepresentation. If the protest was sustained on several issues, protest costs shall be apportioned according to the costs attributable to the awardee’s actions.                                                                              (ii) 										                    The contracting officer shall review the amount of the debt, degree of the awardee’s fault, and costs of collection, to determine whether a demand for reimbursement ought to be made. If it is in the best interests of the Government to seek reimbursement, the contracting officer shall notify the contractor in writing of the nature and amount of the debt, and the intention to collect by offset if necessary. Prior to issuing a final decision, the contracting officer shall afford the contractor an opportunity to inspect and copy agency records pertaining to the debt to the extent permitted by statute and regulation, and to request review of the matter by the head of the contracting activity.                                                                              (iii) 										                    When appropriate, the contracting officer shall also refer the matter to the agency debarment official for consideration under  subpart  9.4.                                                                                                                            (c) 						            In accordance with   31 U.S.C.1558, with respect to any protest filed with the GAO, if the funds available to the agency for a contract at the time a protest is filed in connection with a solicitation for, proposed award of, or award of such a contract would otherwise expire, such funds shall remain available for obligation for 100 days after the date on which the final ruling is made on the protest. A ruling is considered final on the date on which the time allowed for filing an appeal or request for reconsideration has expired, or the date on which a decision is rendered on such appeal or request, whichever is later.                                          (d)                   *Protest likely after award.* The contracting officer may stay performance of a contract within the time period contained in paragraph  33.104(c)(1) if the contracting officer makes a written determination that-                                                         (1) 								                A protest is likely to be filed; and                                                            (2) 								                Delay of performance is, under the circumstances, in the best interests of the United States.                                                                             (e) 						            An interested party wishing to protest is encouraged to seek resolution within the agency (see  33.103) before filing a protest with the GAO, but may protest to the GAO in accordance with GAO regulations (4 CFR Part 21).                                          (f) 						            No person may file a protest at GAO for a procurement integrity violation unless that person reported to the contracting officer the information constituting evidence of the violation within 14 days after the person first discovered the possible violation (  41 U.S.C.2106).    **Parent topic:**  Subpart 33.1 - Protests
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