Section R19-3-555. Stay of Procurements During the Protest

A.      If a protest is filed before the solicitation due date, before the award of a contract, or before performance of a contract has begun, the procurement officer shall make a written determi- nation to either:

1.        Proceed with the award or contract performance, or

2.        Stay all or part of the procurement if there is a reasonable probability the protest will be upheld or that a stay is in the best interest of the Lottery.

B.       The procurement officer shall provide the interested party and other interested parties with a copy of the written determina- tion.

C.      Determination of a stay decision shall be issued no later than the time of issuance of the procurement officer’s decision in accordance with R19-3-556.

D.      Should a stay request be denied by the procurement officer, the protestant may request a procurement stay from the Director. Such requests for a procurement stay shall be submitted within 10 days of notification of the stay denial by the procurement officer.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4495, effective January 6, 2007 (Supp. 06-4). Section R19-3-555 renumbered to R19-3-561; new Section R19- 3-555 renumbered from R19-3-552 and amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1641, effective August 4, 2013

(Supp. 13-2).