§3308 Protests

Summary

If a current or potential bidder files a protest under subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, the agency that ran the procurement must create a protest file and give reasonable access to those bidders if they ask. The agency can remove (redact) information that is protected from public release under section 552 of title 5, unless a protective order says otherwise. If the agency head finds the solicitation, proposed award, or award broke a law or rule, the agency head may take any of the steps listed in subparagraphs (A)–(F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 31. The agency head may also pay the costs described in paragraph (1) of section 3554(c) of title 31, up to the limits in paragraph (2) of that section.