[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR17.9]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 17--PROCEDURES FOR PROTESTS AND CONTRACTS DISPUTES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 17.9   Protective orders.

    (a) The Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition may issue 
protective orders addressing the treatment of protected information, 
either at the request of a party or upon its own initiative. Such 
information may include proprietary, confidential, or source-selection-
sensitive material, or other information the release of which could 
result in a competitive advantage to one or more firms.
    (b) The terms of the Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition's 
standard protective order may be altered to suit particular 
circumstances, by negotiation of the parties, subject to the approval of 
the Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition. The protective order 
establishes procedures for application for access to protected 
information, identification and safeguarding of that information, and 
submission of redacted copies of documents omitting protected 
information.
    (c) After a protective order has been issued, counsel or consultants 
retained by counsel appearing on behalf of a party may apply for access 
to the material under the order by submitting an application to the 
Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition, with copies furnished 
simultaneously to all parties. The application shall establish that the 
applicant is not involved in competitive decisionmaking for any firm 
that could gain a competitive advantage from access to the protected 
information and that the applicant will diligently protect any protected 
information received from inadvertent disclosure. Objections to an 
applicant's admission shall be raised within two (2) days of the 
application, although the Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition 
may consider objections raised after that time for good cause.
    (d) Any violation of the terms of a protective order may result in 
the imposition of sanctions or the taking of the actions as the Office 
of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition deems appropriate.
    (e) The parties are permitted to agree upon what material is to be 
covered by a protective order, subject to approval by the Office of 
Dispute Resolution for Acquisition.