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handle is hein.gao/gaobadswo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Electronic Protest Docketinq System Instructions (April 2018) INTRODUCTION 1. In General. These Instructions govern electronic filings for protests, requests for reconsideration, and either requests for recommendation of reimbursement of costs, or requests for recommendation of amount of costs (hereinafter collectively requests relating to costs) filed before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). These instructions supplement, and are subordinate to, GAO's Bid Protest Regulations, which are set forth in Title 4 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), part 21. Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) User Guides and other reference materials are available on GAO's website-www.gao.gov/legal/bid-protests/our-process. 2. Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in 4 C.F.R. § 21.0, for the purposes of these Instructions, the following definitions apply: (a) Agency Point of Contact (POC) means a representative of the U.S. government procuring agency who is designated to receive notice of new protests, requests for reconsideration, or requests relating to costs and who has certain administrative rights over all cases involving the agency that he or she represents. (b) EPDS means the GAO's electronic protest docketing system, which is accessible at https://epds.gao.gov. (c) EPDS User Guides means the system user guides referenced in section 1. 1. (d) Filer means the party submitting a filing through EPDS. (e) User means an authorized EPDS user representing a party or other entity authorized to participate in a protest, request for reconsideration, or request relating to costs pursuant to 4 C.F.R. § 21.30). (f) Agency Filer or Agency User means a representative of the U.S. government, other than an Agency POC, who is representing an agency in connection with a protest, a request for reconsideration, or request relating to costs. Agency Filers will be required to submit a notice of appearance in EPDS that must be approved by GAO prior to the individual obtaining access to a case. For purposes of these Instructions, a representative of a government agency authorized to participate in a case pursuant to 4 C.F.R. § 21.3(j) shall also be an Agency Filer or Agency User. (g) Non-agency Filer or Non-agency User means a representative of a party who is not a representative of the U.S. government. For purposes of these Instructions, a representative of the official responsible for submitting the Federal agency tender, or the Federal employees described in 4 C.F.R. § 21.0(a)(2)(B), in a protest in connection with a public-private competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 regarding an activity or function of a Federal agency shall be a Non-agency Filer or Non-agency User.

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