Government Accountability Office April 14, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document amends Government Accountability Office (GAO) Bid Protest Regulations by revising the definition of an interested party to permit a protest to be filed by an agency tender official (ATO) in certain public-private competitions under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. This document also revises the definition of an intervenor to permit an ATO and an employee representative to intervene in certain protests involving public- private competitions under OMB Circular A-76. This action implements the provisions of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 related to the bid protest process, where a public-private competition has been conducted under OMB Circular A-76 regarding an activity or function of a Federal agency performed by more than 65 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees of the Federal agency.