Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-7-A902

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R2-7-A902 - Stay of Procurements during the Protest

A. If a protest is filed before the solicitation due date, before the award of a contract, or before performance of a contract has begun, the agency chief procurement officer shall make a written determination to either:

1. Proceed with the award or contract performance, or

2. Stay all or part of the procurement if there is a reasonable probability the protest will be upheld or that a stay is in the best interest of the state.

B. The agency chief procurement officer shall provide the interested party, state procurement administrator, and other interested parties with a copy of the written determination.

C. The agency chief procurement officer may stay all or part of the procurement if it is determined that there is a reasonable probability the protest will be upheld or that a stay is in the best interest of the state. Determination of the stay decision shall be issued no later than the time of issuance of a procurement officer's decision in accordance with R2-7-A903.

D. Should the stay request be denied by the agency chief procurement officer the protestant may request a procurement stay from the state procurement administrator. Such requests for a procurement stay shall be submitted within 10 days of notification of the stay denial by the agency chief procurement officer.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-7-A902

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 508, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 3118, effective January 7, 2013 (Supp. 12-4).