4 CFR 21.6
§ 21.6 Withholding of award and suspension of contract performance.
United States · 4 CFR — Accounts · Status: effective
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- 4 CFR 21.6, § 21.6 Withholding of award and suspension of contract performance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5044
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Full text
When a protest is filed, the agency may be required to withhold award and to suspend contract performance. The requirements for the withholding of award and the suspension of contract performance are set forth in 31 U.S.C. 3553(c) and (d); GAO does not administer the requirements to withhold award or suspend contract performance. An agency shall file a notification in instances where it overrides a requirement to withhold award or suspend contract performance, and it shall file either a copy of any issued determination and finding, or a statement by the individual who approved the determination and finding that explains the statutory basis for the override.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.