{"data":{"id":"us/4-cfr-21.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"4 CFR 21.9","heading":"Time for decision by GAO.","body":"(a) GAO shall issue a decision on a protest within 100 days after it is filed. GAO will attempt to resolve a request for recommendation for reimbursement of protest costs under § 21.8(e), a request for recommendation on the amount of protest costs under § 21.8(f), or a request for reconsideration under § 21.14 within 100 days after the request is filed.\n(b) In protests where GAO uses the express option procedures in § 21.10, GAO shall issue a decision on a protest within 65 days after it is filed.\n(c) GAO, to the maximum extent practicable, shall resolve a timely supplemental protest adding one or more new grounds to an existing protest, or a timely amended protest, within the time limit established in paragraph (a) of this section for decision on the initial protest. If a supplemental or an amended protest cannot be resolved within that time limit, GAO may resolve the supplemental or amended protest using the express option procedures in § 21.10.","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":"afa0767406dd90ddd2b6b5522d0167b3a9a679d7ec3717a2cff52446058582cc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/4-cfr-21.8","next":"us/4-cfr-21.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}