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SOLICITATION FOR OFFERS
OUTPATIENT CLINIC
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arguments in support of the agency protest at the same time as the scheduling conference, depending on availability of the
necessary parties.
(g)
Oral conferences may take place either by telephone or in person. Other parties (e.g., representatives of the
program office) may attend at the discretion of the deciding official.
(h)
The following procedures apply to information submitted in support of or in response to an agency protest:
(1)
The protester and the agency have only one opportunity to support or explain the substance of the protest (either
orally, in writing, or orally confirmed in writing).
(2)
GSA procedures do not provide for any discovery.
(3)
The deciding official has discretion to request additional information from either the agency or the protester.
However, the deciding official will normally decide protests on the basis of information provided by the protester
and the agency.
(4)
Except as provided in paragraph (5)(ii) below, the parties are encouraged, but not required, to exchange
information submitted to the Agency Protest Official for GSA.
(5)
If the agency makes a written response to the protest, the following filing requirements apply:
(i)
The agency must file its response to the protest with the deciding official within five (5) days after the filing
of the protest.
(ii)
The agency must provide the protester with a copy of the response on the same day it files the response
with the deciding official. If the agency believes it needs to redact or withhold any information in the response
from the protester, it must obtain the approval of the deciding official.
(i)
The deciding official will resolve the protest through informal presentations or meetings to the maximum extent
practicable.
(j)
An interested party may represent itself or be represented by legal counsel. GSA will not reimburse the party for
any legal fees related to the agency protest.
(k)
GSA will stay award or suspend contract performance in accordance with FAR 33.103(f). The stay or suspension,
unless over-ridden, remains in effect until the protest is decided, dismissed, or withdrawn.
(l)
The deciding official will make a best effort to issue a decision on the protest within twenty-eight (28) days after
the filing date. The decision may be oral or written. If the decision is communicated orally to the protester, the deciding official
will confirm in writing within three (3) days after the decision.
(m)
GSA may dismiss or stay proceedings on an agency protest if a protest on the same or similar basis is filed with a
protest forum outside of GSA.
6. 52.215-5 - FACSIMILE PROPOSALS (OCT 1997)
(a)
Definition. "Facsimile proposal," as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision or modification of a proposal, or
withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via facsimile machine.
(b)
Offerors may submit facsimile proposals as responses to this solicitation. Facsimile proposals are subject to the same
rules as paper proposals.
(c)
The telephone number of receiving facsimile equipment is: [insert telephone number].
(d)
If any portion of a facsimile proposal received by the Contracting Officer is unreadable to the degree that conformance to
the essential requirements of the solicitation cannot be ascertained from the document--
(1)
The Contracting Officer immediately shall notify the offeror and permit the offeror to resubmit the proposal;
(2)
The method and time for resubmission shall be prescribed by the Contracting Officer after consultation with the
offeror; and
(3)
The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable
submission for the purpose of determining timeliness, provided the offeror complies with the time and format
requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer.
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