| (a) The protest must be submitted in writing and must
be mailed or hand-delivered to the office of SOAH's Chief Operating
Officer or designee and received:
(1) by the end of the posted solicitation period, if
the protest concerns the solicitation documents or actions associated
with the publication of solicitation documents;
(2) on or before the proposed date of award of a contract
as posted for the solicitation, if the protest concerns the evaluation
or method of evaluation for a solicitation; or
(3) no later than 10 calendar days after the notice
of award, if the protest concerns the award.
(b) The protest must contain the following:
(1) a specific identification of the rule, statute,
or regulation that the protesting vendor alleges the solicitation,
contract award or tentative award violated;
(2) a specific description of each action that the
protesting vendor alleges is a violation of the statutory or regulatory
provision(s) identified in the protest;
(3) a precise statement of the relevant facts;
(4) a statement of the argument and authorities in
support of the protest;
(5) an explanation of the requested subsequent action
sought by the protesting vendor; and
(6) a statement confirming copies of the protest have
been mailed or delivered by the protesting party to any other identifiable
interested parties. Upon request, SOAH will provide the vendor with
a list of interested parties as reflected by the records of the agency.
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