4 CFR § 21.12 - Distribution of decisions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t4/s21.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "4 CFR § 21.12 - Distribution of decisions."
title_number: 4
title_name: "Accounts"
section_number: "21.12"
section_name: "Distribution of decisions."
chapter_name: "GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROCEDURES"
part_number: "21"
part_name: "BID PROTEST REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3551-3556."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 39042, July 26, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "21"
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# 21.12 Distribution of decisions.
(a) Unless it contains protected information, a copy of a decision shall be provided to the protester, any intervenors, and the agency involved; a copy also shall be made available to the public. A copy of a decision containing protected information shall be provided only to the agency and to individuals admitted to any protective order issued in the protest. A public version omitting the protected information shall be prepared wherever possible.
(b) Decisions will be distributed to the parties through the EPDS.
[61 FR 39042, July 26, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 79836, Dec. 31, 2002; 73 FR 32430, June 9, 2008; 83 FR 13825, Apr. 2, 2018]