---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 134.1002"
title: "13"
number: "134.1002"
heading: "Who may file a VOSB or SDVOSB status protest?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/134.1002"
---

# §134.1002. Who may file a VOSB or SDVOSB status protest?

- (a) For sole source procurements, SBA, VA, or the contracting officer may protest the proposed awardee's VOSB or SDVOSB status.
- (b) For all other procurements, any interested party may protest the apparent successful offeror's VOSB or SDVOSB status. An interested party means the contracting officer, SBA, VA, or any certified VOSB or SDVOSB that submits an offer for a specific set-aside VOSB or SDVOSB contract (including Multiple Award Contracts) or order.
- (c) SBA and VA may file a VOSB or SDVOSB status protest at any time.

## Notes

### Amendments

[87 FR 73425, Nov. 29, 2022, as amended at 89 FR 96094, Dec. 4, 2024]

### Source

Source: 87 FR 73425, Nov. 29, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504; 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 634(i), 637(a), 648(l), 656(i), 657t and 687(c); E.O. 12549, 51 FR 6370, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189. Subpart J issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart K issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart L issued under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36); Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 116-139, 134 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 116-142, 134 Stat. 641; and Pub. L. 116-147, 134 Stat. 660. Subpart M issued under 15 U.S.C. 657a; Pub. L. 117-81, 135 Stat. 1541.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[87 FR 73425, Nov. 29, 2022, as amended at 89 FR 96094, Dec. 4, 2024]