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As those in the federal contracting community wait anxiously for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wifcon.com/discussion/index.php?/topic/25438-far-rewrite-underway/">rumored&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gsa.gov/blog/2025/03/25/my-vision-for-gsa">hinted at</a>&nbsp;changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), we are beginning to evaluate how certain of those changes might most impact our clients. In the first of a series engaging in some mild—or wild, depending on your outlook—speculation about these potential changes, we take a look at how the removal of certain FAR requirements might impact bid protests.

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One of the cardinal rules of bid protests is that protests not alleging solicitation improprieties must be filed no later than 10 days after the basis of protest is known or should have been known. 4 C.F.R. § 21.2(b). There is a key exception, however—for procurements under which a debriefing is requested. If requested, a debriefing is&nbsp;required, and the initial protest cannot be filed before the debriefing date offered and must be filed no later than 10 days after the debriefing concludes. In other words, a protester’s timeliness clock does not start ticking until the debriefing concludes.

Read the full post on our&nbsp;<a href="https://governmentcontractsnavigator.com/2025/04/03/far-on-the-chopping-block-potential-impacts-on-protests/">Government Contracts Navigator</a>&nbsp;blog.

FAR on the Chopping Block: Potential Impacts on Protests

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