R2-7-A902. 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 agency chief procurement officer shall make a written determination 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 state. B. The agency chief procurement officer shall provide the interested party, state procurement administrator, and other interested parties with a copy of the written determination. C. The agency chief procurement officer may stay all or part of the procurement if it is determined that there is a reasonable probability the protest will be upheld or that a stay is in the best interest of the state. Determination of the stay decision shall be issued no later than the time of issuance of a procurement officer’s decision in accordance with R2-7-A903. D. Should the stay request be denied by the agency chief procurement officer the protestant may request a procurement stay from the state procurement administrator. Such requests for a procurement stay shall be submitted within 10 days of notification of the stay denial by the agency chief procurement officer.