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    <CFRTITLE>13</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Business Credit and Assistance</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>1</VOL>
    <DATE>2005-01-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2005-01-01</ORIGINALDATE>
    <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
    <TITLE>When will a size protest be referred to an SBA Government Contracting Area Office?</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>121.1006</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 121.1006</HEADING>
    <ANCESTORS>
      <PARENT HEADING="Title 13" SEQ="4">Business Credit and Assistance</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER I" SEQ="3">SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 121" SEQ="2">SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart A" SEQ="1">Size Eligibility Provisions and Standards</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="" SEQ="0">Procedures for Size Protests and Requests for Formal Size Determinations</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 121.1006</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>When will a size protest be referred to an SBA Government Contracting Area Office?</SUBJECT>
    <P>(a) A contracting officer who receives a protest (other than from SBA) must forward the protest promptly to the SBA Government Contracting Area Office serving the area in which the headquarters of the offeror is located.</P>
    <P>(b) A contracting officer's referral must contain the following information:</P>
    <P>(1) The protest and any accompanying materials;</P>
    <P>(2) A copy of the self-certification as to size;</P>
    <P>(3) Identification of the applicable size standard;</P>
    <P>(4) A copy of the solicitation;</P>
    <P>(5) Identification of the date of bid opening or notification provided to unsuccessful offerors;</P>
    <P>(6) The date on which the protest was received; and</P>
    <P>(7) A complete address and point of contact for the protested concern.</P>
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