{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-333.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 333.103","heading":"333.103 Protests to the agency.","body":"(f)(1) Protests to the contracting officer must be in writing. The contracting officer is authorized to make the determination, using the criteria in Federal Acquisition Regulation 33.104(b), to award a contract notwithstanding the protest after obtaining the concurrence of the contracting activity's protest control officer and consulting with the appropriate legal office.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 3—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS","PART 333—PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS","Subpart 333.1—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":"b7871f989b808bea284c011645dbef808c0829a253b8b72c1b83c3b6701ee3cb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-333.102","next":"us/48-cfr-333.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}