§ 39:1683 — Protest of solicitations or awards

§1683. Protest of solicitations or awards
A. Scope. This Section applies to an appeal addressed to the commissioner of a
decision under R.S. 39:1671(C).
B. Time limitation on filing an appeal. The aggrieved person shall file an appeal
within seven days of receipt of a decision under R.S. 39:1671(C).
C. Decision. On any appeal under Subsection A of this Section, the commissioner
shall decide within fourteen days whether the solicitation or award was in accordance with
the constitution, statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Any
prior determinations by the state chief procurement officer or his designee shall not be final
or conclusive.
D. Notice of decision. A copy of the decision under Subsection C of this Section
shall be mailed or otherwise furnished immediately to the protestant or any other party
intervening.
E. Finality of decision. A decision under Subsection C of this Section shall be final
and conclusive unless one of the following applies:
(1) The decision is fraudulent.
(2) The person adversely affected by the decision has timely appealed to the court
in accordance with R.S. 39:1691(A). If the evidence, as reasonably interpreted, supports the
commissioner's decision, then the commissioner of administration's decision is given great
weight and shall not be reversed or modified in the absence of a clear showing that the
decision was arbitrary or capricious.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2025, No. 5, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.