{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-121.1005","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 121.1005","heading":"How must a protest be filed with the contracting officer?","body":"A protest must be delivered to the contracting officer by hand, telegram, mail, facsimile, Federal Express or other overnight delivery service, e-mail, or telephone. If a protest is made by telephone, the contracting officer must later receive a confirming letter either within the 5-day period in § 121.1004(a)(1) or postmarked no later than one day after the date of the telephone protest.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","PART 121—SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS","Subpart A—Size Eligibility Provisions and Standards"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"a38476a81ee4525a99d8bb1240bf21488c3dbcf52e6c49c214c5ee6a35b991e3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-121.1004","next":"us/13-cfr-121.1006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}