{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-1433.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 1433.103","heading":"1433.103 Protests to the agency.","body":"For protests filed with the agency, the CO shall coordinate with the regional and/or field solicitor and the Assistant Solicitor, Acquisitions and Intellectual Property, prior to making the protest decision and before suspending or terminating a contract award as a result of the protest. When a protest is denied by the CO, the decision issued shall advise the protester that the decision may be appealed to the GAO. All protest decisions must also contain a notice that appeals to GAO must include a copy of the CO's protest decision.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 14—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS","PART 1433—PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS","Subpart 1433.1—Protests"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"c2b2b536d273a20c193e12608d4fd94303f42a285b2b2ba21c183a32088b6f6f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-1433.102","next":"us/48-cfr-1433.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}