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Electronic Protest Docketing System Instructions (Supersedes April 2018 version, superseded by May 2023 version)

Oct 01, 2021
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These instructions govern electronic filings for protests, requests for reconsideration, and either requests for recommendation of reimbursement of costs, or requests for recommendation of amount of costs filed before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). These instructions supplement, and are subordinate to, GAO's Bid Protest Regulations, which are set forth in Title 4 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), part 21. This version supersedes the April 2018 version of the instructions https://www.gao.gov/products/d15347, and has been superseded by the May 2023 version https://www.gao.gov/products/d25493.

For more information, contact Kenneth E. Patton at (202) 512-8205 or pattonk@gao.gov or Edward (Ed) Goldstein at (202) 512-4483 or goldsteine@gao.gov.

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