{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-6a-1903","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63G-6a-1903","heading":"Effect of timely protest or appeal.","body":"A procurement unit, other than a legislative procurement unit, a judicial procurement unit, a nonadopting local government procurement unit, or a public transit district, may not proceed further with a solicitation or with the award of a contract:\n(1) during the pendency of a timely:\n(a) protest under Section 63G-6a-1602;\n(b) appeal of a protest under Section 63G-6a-1702; or\n(c) appeal of a procurement appeals panel decision under Section 63G-6a-1802; and\n(2) until:\n(a) all administrative and judicial remedies are exhausted;\n(b) for a protest under Section 63G-6a-1602 or an appeal under Section 63G-6a-1702:\n(i) the chief procurement officer, after consultation with the attorney general's office and the head of the using agency, makes a written determination that award of the contract without delay is in the best interest of the procurement unit or the state;\n(ii) the procurement official of an independent procurement unit, after consultation with the procurement unit's attorney, makes a written determination that award of the contract without delay is in the best interest of the procurement unit or the state; or\n(iii) for a procurement unit that is not represented by the attorney general's office, the procurement official, after consulting with the attorney for the procurement unit, makes a written determination that award of the contract without delay is in the best interest of the procurement unit or the state; or\n(c) for an appeal under Section 63G-6a-1802, or an appeal to a higher court than district court:\n(i) the chief procurement officer, after consultation with the attorney general's office and the head of the using agency, makes a written determination that award of the contract without delay is in the best interest of the procurement unit or the state;\n(ii) the procurement official of an independent procurement unit, after consultation with the procurement unit's attorney, makes a written determination that award of the contract without delay is in the best interest of the procurement unit or the state; or\n(iii) for a procurement unit that is not represented by the attorney general's office, the procurement official, after consulting with the attorney for the procurement unit, makes a written determination that award of the contract without delay is necessary to protect the best interest of the procurement unit or the state.","path":["Title 63G General Government","Chapter 63G-6a Utah Procurement Code","Part 63G-6a-19 General Provisions Related to Protest or Appeal"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63G/Chapter6a/63G-6a-S1903.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"6c26af5f901a3ecfade0f30f78189bc2cbb3db9003df2855aefc147ab4960da4","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-6a-1902","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-6a-1904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}