- Procedure for Petitioning Review

A. Actions authorized Petitions may be submitted to the Board for review of: 1. Any decision given by an Assistant Administrator on an impugnation of invitation to bid. 2. Any Award of Bid issued and notified by the Board of Awards. B. Filing and Notifying The challenging party interested in filing with the Board any action of the types authorized by this Regulation must do SO by filing with the Board a written petition of review in original and two (2) copies. Said petition shall be delivered to the Board's Secretary office located at the General Services Administration Building, within ten (10) days from the date the decision is mailed by the Assistant Administrator or by the Board of Awards. Copy of the petition must be furnished to each one of the affected parties. Thechallenging party, at the moment of delivery or mailing of the petition for review to the Board of Review, must also notify the Assistant Administrator concerned or the Board of Awards of said action either by personal, written or telegraphic message. Failure to notify affected parties, could be enough cause, if the Board of Review so determines for rejectionof the petition. The Board must resolve within the shortest possible time. C. Exceptions Petitions permitted under this section shall not be considered if one or more of the following conditions prevail: - 7 1. The term to file the petition has expired. 2. The arguments used to support the petition for review constitute in essence, an impugnation to the Invitation to Bid. 3. The petition filed challenges any requisites and dispositions established by law and/or regulations. 4. The petitioner has not appeared previously in the procedure. D. Format of the written petition The petition to review must be hand-printed or typewritten and shall be prepared as follows: 1. A cover with the following inscription: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Services Administration Board of Review Petitioner Register No. Review of Address Bid. No. 2. The inside pages shall contain the following: a. Basis for claiming recognition as an interested party. b. A detailed statement of all the facts concerning the case, including documentary evidence, allegations and reasons for filing of the petition. C. When a petition of review of award is filed, it must indicate the item or specific items for which revision is requested. d. A clear indication of the remedial or specific action requested from the Board. e. Certification to the effect that a copy of the petition was filed with each and everyone of the affected parties. - 8 - f. The signature of challenging party must appear at the end of the petition. If the challenging party is a partnership the petition must be signed by a managing partner. In the case of a corporation, it must be signed by one of its authorized officials. If the petition is filed by the legal representative, the signature of said legal representative shall be enough.