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Partnering Industry and Government
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Awarded ~Task E1-07 Phase II (Initiated in FY08)- Optimization of Aircraft Sequencing in Terminal Area~ Protest of Contractual Awards. Any party that submitted a timely bid but was not selected for specific contractual awards may file a protest if the party disputes the basis for the award. The process for filing protests shall be posted on the NextGen web site. To be valid, all protests must meet the posted process in its entirety and be filed in writing as directed within 10 business days of the announcement of the specific contractual award on the Institute web site. All protests received by the NextGen Institute shall be expeditiously forwarded by the NextGen Institute staff to the Contractual Awards Oversight Board for its review and determination of recommended disposition. Any protest found invalid by the Contractual Awards Oversight Board shall be rejected and no further review of that protest submission shall occur. Within 30 business days of receipt of any valid protest, the Contractual Awards Oversight Board shall provide its recommended disposition to the Institute Management Council. The Institute Management Council has responsibility for the final determination of the outcome of any valid protest of a contractual award. If, after 45 business days from receipt of recommendations from the Contractual Review Oversight Board, the Institute Management Council does not approve, disapprove, or modify those recommendations, the recommendations of the Contractual Review Oversight Board shall become final. Following the disposition of a protest, the NEXTGEN Institute shall provide the affected parties notice in writing. If the contract work is needed immediately and the time allocated above for reviews is detrimental, then reviews will be expedited.
Contact Charlie Bergman of the NextGen Institute at 202-624-3225 or via e-mail at charles.ctr.bergman@faa.gov for more information.
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