---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 134.1005"
title: "13"
number: "134.1005"
heading: "Contents of the VOSB or SDVOSB status protest."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/134.1005"
---

# §134.1005. Contents of the VOSB or SDVOSB status protest.

- (a) VOSB and SDVOSB status protests must be in writing. There is no required format for a VOSB or SDVOSB status protest, but it must include the following:
  - (1) The solicitation or contract number, if applicable;
  - (2) Specific allegations supported by credible evidence that the concern (or joint venture) does not meet the VOSB or SDVOSB eligibility requirements listed in [part 128](/cfr/13/part128.md) of this chapter. A protest merely asserting that the protested concern is not an eligible VOSB or SDVOSB, without setting forth specific facts or allegations, is insufficient;
  - (3) Any other pertinent information the Judge should consider; and
  - (4) The name, address, telephone number, and email address, if available, and signature of the protester or its attorney.
- (b) If the protester intends to seek access to the SBA case file under [§ 134.205](/cfr/13/134.205.md), the protester should include in its protest a request for a protective order. Unless good cause is shown, a protester must request a protective order within five days of filing the protest.

## Notes

### Amendments

[87 FR 73425, Nov. 29, 2022, as amended at 88 FR 42593, July 3, 2023]

### 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 88 FR 42593, July 3, 2023]