4 CFR 21.9 : Accounts (Part 1 To Parts 84-199) — (Part 1 To Parts 84-199) — Government Accountability Office (Part 1 To Parts 84-199) — General Procedures (§ 21.0 To Part 29) — Bid Protest Regulations (§ 21.0 To § 21.14) — Time for decision by GAO.

(a) GAO shall issue a decision on a protest within 100 days after it is filed.

(b) In protests where GAO uses the express option procedures in § 21.10, GAO shall issue a decision on a protest within 65 days after it is filed.

(c) GAO, to the maximum extent practicable, shall resolve a timely supplemental protest adding one or more new grounds to an existing protest, or a timely amended protest, within the time limit established in paragraph (a) of this section for decision on the initial protest. If a supplemental or an amended protest cannot be resolved within that time limit, GAO may resolve the supplemental or amended protest using the express option procedures in § 21.10.