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View RFO version52.233-2 Service of Protest. As prescribed in 33.106(a), insert the following provision: Service of Protest (SEP 2006) (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from ____. [ Contracting Officer designate the official or location where a protest may be served on the Contracting Officer. ] (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (End of provision) [61 FR 41471, Aug. 8, 1996, as amended at 71 FR 57380, Sept. 28, 2006]
33.106(a)
(a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.233-2, Service of Protest, in solicitations for contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC.
Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.
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FAR
FAR Prescription
33.106(a)
(a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.233-2, Service of Protest, in solicitations for contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
Version History
Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.
2 versions tracked from 2017-01-01 to 2018-01-24.
JAN 2018
January 24, 2018
CURRENT
SUBSTANTIVE
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JAN 2017 (previous)
JAN 2018 (current)
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(a)
(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from ___. [Contracting Officer designate the official or location where a protest may be served on the Contracting Officer.]
(a)
(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from ____. [Contracting Officer designate the official or location where a protest may be served on the Contracting Officer.]
JAN 2017
January 1, 2017
SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR
RFO Version
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Clause Text
Substantive changes. The RFO version differs materially from the eCFR text.
eCFR (codified)
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52.233-2 Service of Protest.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
1 added, 1 removed
As prescribed in 33.106(a), insert the following provision:
As prescribed in 33.107(a), insert the following provision:
2 added, 2 removed
Service of Protest (SEP 2006)
Service of Protest (Deviation Date)
9 added, 30 removed
(a)
(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from ____. [Contracting Officer designate the official or location where a protest may be served on the Contracting Officer.]
(a)
(a) Protests, (as defined in FAR 33.102), that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), must be served on the Contracting Officer identified in the solicitation by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from them.
1 added, 1 removed
(b)
(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.
(b)
(b) The copy of any protest must be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.
15 removed
[61 FR 41471, Aug. 8, 1996, as amended at 71 FR 57380, Sept. 28, 2006]
Prescription
Minor revisions. The RFO prescription has formatting or editorial changes from the eCFR prescription.
eCFR (codified)
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52.233-2 Service of Protest.: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
1 added, 1 removed
(a)
(a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.233-2, Service of Protest, in solicitations for contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
(a)
(a) The contracting officer must insert the provision at 52.233-2, Service of Protest, in solicitations for contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
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