48 CFR § 852.233-71 - 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure.

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# 852.233-71 852.233-71   Alternate Protest Procedure.

As prescribed in 833.106-70(b), insert the following provision:

****Alternate Protest Procedure (SEP 2018)

(a) As an alternative to filing a protest with the Contracting Officer, an interested party may file a protest by mail or electronically with: Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management and Compliance Service (003A2C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or Email: *[email protected].*

(b) The protest will not be considered if the interested party has a protest on the same or similar issue(s) pending with the Contracting Officer.

****(End of provision)

[83 FR 46418, Sept. 13, 2018]