48 CFR § 333.102 - 333.102 General.

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title: "48 CFR § 333.102 - 333.102   General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "333.102"
section_name: "333.102   General."
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chapter_name: "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "333"
part_name: "PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2)."
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# 333.102 333.102   General.

(g)(1) The Office of General Counsel-General Law Division serves as the liaison for protests lodged with the Government Accountability Office (GAO); is designated as the office responsible for all protests within the Department of Health and Human Services; and serves as the notification point with GAO for all protests.

(2) The contracting officer will follow the direction of the Operating Division's protest control officer for responding to protests whether they are filed with GAO or directly with the contracting officer.