48 CFR § 1480.904 - 1480.904 Challenge not timely.

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title: "48 CFR § 1480.904 - 1480.904   Challenge not timely."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1480.904"
section_name: "1480.904   Challenge not timely."
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "Buy Indian Act"
part_number: "1480"
part_name: "ACQUISITIONS UNDER THE BUY INDIAN ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 47, as amended, 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(5), and 5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 20766, Apr. 8, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1480"
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# 1480.904 1480.904   Challenge not timely.

If a CO receives an untimely filed challenge of a representation, the CO must notify the challenger that the challenge cannot be considered on the instant acquisition but will be considered in any future actions. However, the CO may question at any time, before or after award, the representation of an IEE.