{"data":{"id":"us/4-cfr-21.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"4 CFR 21.13","heading":"Nonstatutory protests.","body":"(a) GAO will consider protests concerning awards of subcontracts by or for a Federal agency, sales by a Federal agency, or procurements by agencies of the government other than Federal agencies as defined in § 21.0(c) if the agency involved has agreed in writing to have protests decided by GAO.\n(b) The provisions of this part shall apply to nonstatutory protests except for:\n(1) Section 21.8(d) and (e) pertaining to recommendations for the payment of costs; and\n(2) Section 21.6 pertaining to the withholding of award and the suspension of contract performance pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3553(c) and (d).","path":["Title 4—Accounts","CHAPTER I—GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE","SUBCHAPTER B—GENERAL PROCEDURES","PART 21—BID PROTEST REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-4.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:47Z","sha256":"970760bbdd52b94a2eca87c2006d2258749713f4319fa5f3a12163c72093fa1e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/4-cfr-21.12","next":"us/4-cfr-21.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}