[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR17.7]

[Page 100]
 
                     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. 17.7   Filing and computation of time.

    (a) Filing of a protest or contract dispute may be accomplished by 
mail, overnight delivery, hand delivery, or by facsimile. A protest or 
contract dispute is considered to be filed on the date it is received by 
the Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition during normal business 
hours. The Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition's normal 
business hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. est or edt, whichever is in 
use. A protest or contract dispute received via mail, after the time 
period prescribed for filing, shall not be considered timely filed even 
though it may be postmarked within the time period prescribed for 
filing.
    (b) Submissions to the Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition 
after the initial filing of a contract dispute may be accomplished by 
any means available in paragraph (a) of this section. Submissions to the 
Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition after the initial filing of 
a protest may only be accomplished by overnight delivery, hand delivery 
or facsimile.
    (c) The time limits stated in this part are calculated in business 
days, which exclude weekends and Federal holidays. In computing time, 
the day of the event beginning a period of time shall not be included. 
If the last day of a period falls on a weekend or a Federal holiday, the 
first business day following the weekend or holiday shall be considered 
the last day of the period.