The Commission periodically solicits proposals for contracted professional or technical services. Each Request for Proposals is a competitive process that is intended to result in a time-limited contract. See each RFP for details on how to submit a proposal.
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Protest Procedure
Protests may be made only by Contractors who submitted a response to this solicitation document and who have participated in a debriefing conference. Protests must be received by the RFP Coordinator no later than 5:00 PM, local time, in Seattle, Washington on the fifth business day following the debriefing. Protests may be submitted by e-mail.
Contractors protesting this procurement shall follow the procedures described below. Protests that do not follow these procedures shall not be considered. This protest procedure constitutes the sole administrative remedy available to Contractors under this procurement.
All protests must be in writing, addressed to the RFP Coordinator, and signed by the protesting party or an authorized Agent. The protest must state the RFP number, the grounds for the protest with specific facts and complete statements of the action(s) being protested. A description of the relief or corrective action being requested should also be included.
Only protests stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects shall be considered:
- A matter of bias, discrimination, or conflict of interest on the part of an evaluator;
- Non-compliance with procedures described in the procurement document or the Commission policy.
Protests not based on procedural matters will not be considered. Protests will be rejected as without merit if they address issues such as: 1) an evaluator’s professional judgment on the quality of a proposal, or 2) the Commission’s assessment of its own and/or other agencies’ needs or requirements.
Upon receipt of a protest, a protest review will be held by the Commission. The Commission’s Executive Director or an employee delegated by the Director who was not involved in the procurement will consider the record and all available facts and issue a decision within seven (7) business days of receipt of the protest. If additional time is required, the protesting party will be notified of the delay.
In the event a protest may affect the interest of another Contractor that also submitted a proposal, such Contractor will be given an opportunity to submit its views and any relevant information on the protest to the RFP Coordinator.
The final determination of the protest shall:
- Find the protest lacking in merit and uphold the Commission’s action; or
- Find only technical or harmless errors in the Commission’s acquisition process and determine the Commission to be in substantial compliance and reject the protest; or
- Find merit in the protest and provide the Commission options which may include:
- Correct the errors and re-evaluate all proposals, and/or
- Reissue the solicitation document and begin a new process, or
- Make other findings and determine other courses of action as appropriate.
If the Commission determines that the protest is without merit, the Commission will enter into a contract with the apparently successful contractor. If the protest is determined to have merit, one of the alternatives noted in the preceding paragraph will be taken.