Colorado § 24-109-102 Protested solicitations and awards

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-109-102 — Protested solicitations and awards

Colorado § 24-109-102

Title 24Government

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-109-102 (2026).

Text

(1)Any aggrieved party in connection with the solicitation or award of a contract may protest to the procurement official or his or her designee. The protest of an invitation for bids or a request for proposals shall be submitted in writing to the procurement official or his or her designee within ten business days after such aggrieved party knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto. The protest of a small purchase solicitation or award of contract shall be submitted in writing to the procurement official or his or her designee within three business days, unless the procurement official otherwise extends the time period to ten business days, after such aggrieved party knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto.

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(1) Any aggrieved party in
connection with the solicitation or award of a contract may protest to the
procurement official or his or her designee. The protest of an invitation for bids or a
request for proposals shall be submitted in writing to the procurement official or his
or her designee within ten business days after such aggrieved party knows or
should have known of the facts giving rise thereto. The protest of a small purchase
solicitation or award of contract shall be submitted in writing to the procurement
official or his or her designee within three business days, unless the procurement
official otherwise extends the time period to ten business days, after such
aggrieved party knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto.

(2) The procurement official or his or her designee shall have the authority to
settle and resolve a protest of an aggrieved party concerning the solicitation or
award of a contract. A written decision regarding the protest shall be rendered
within ten business days after the protest is filed. The decision shall be based on
and limited to a review of the material issues raised by the aggrieved party and
shall set forth each factor taken into account in reaching the decision. This
authority shall be exercised pursuant to rules promulgated by the executive
director to provide for the expeditious resolution of the protest. Remedies awarded
pursuant to this decision, if any, shall be limited to those set forth in part 5 of this
article 109.

(3) If the procurement official or his or her designee does not issue a written
decision regarding a solicitation or award within the period specified in this article
109 or within such longer period as may be agreed upon by the procurement official
and the aggrieved party, then the aggrieved party may proceed as if the
procurement official or his or her designee had rendered an adverse decision.

Legislative History

Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1278, � 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 161, � 2, effective April 8; (1) and (2) amended, p. 1538, � 115, effective June 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 340, � 42, effective August 9.