48 CFR § 1233.104 - 1233.104 Protests to GAO.

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title: "48 CFR § 1233.104 - 1233.104   Protests to GAO."
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title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1233.104"
section_name: "1233.104   Protests to GAO."
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
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# 1233.104 1233.104   Protests to GAO.

The protest process at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) may include ADR assistance by GAO. The contracting officer shall, with advice of counsel, explore the possibility of using ADR for all GAO protests.