[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR17.7]



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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. 17.7  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



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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.