---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 121.1006"
title: "13"
number: "121.1006"
heading: "When will a size protest be referred to an SBA Government Contracting Area Office?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/121.1006"
---

# §121.1006. When will a size protest be referred to an SBA Government Contracting Area Office?

- (a) A contracting officer who receives a protest (other than from SBA) must forward the protest promptly to the SBA Government Contracting Area Office serving the area in which the headquarters of the offeror is located.
- (b) A contracting officer's referral must contain the following information:
  - (1) The protest and any accompanying materials;
  - (2) A copy of the self-certification as to size;
  - (3) Identification of the applicable size standard;
  - (4) A copy of the solicitation;
  - (5) Identification of the date of bid opening or notification provided to unsuccessful offerors;
  - (6) The date on which the protest was received; and
  - (7) **A complete address and point of contact for the protested concern.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 636(a)(36), 662, and 694a(9).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 3286, Jan. 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted.