HB 2568 Summary

• Changes protest deadline for procurement contracts from five working days to seven calendar days after official award posting, except protests based on solicitation content must be submitted one day before offer receipt deadline.

• Establishes that a party is not considered aggrieved until official action adverse to that party has been taken, clarifying when the protest period begins.

• Requires the chief procurement officer to use best efforts to resolve protests through open discussion and settlement before initiating administrative proceedings.

• Reduces the minimum contract value threshold for appealing a protest decision from ten percent to five percent for contracts valued at $1,000,000 or more.

• Maintains $10,000 minimum threshold for contracts valued under $1,000,000 to appeal a protest decision to administrative proceedings.