11.7 .4 Documentation of Award..................................................................................55 <br />11.7 .5 Availability of Award Decisions......................................................................55 <br />11.7 .6 Award of Multiple Contracts............................................................................55 <br />11.8 Cancellation of Solicitation.......................................................................................55 <br />11.8 .1 Cancellation in the Public Interest....................................................................55 <br />11.8 .2 Cancellation When Bid Period Expires............................................................55 <br />11.8 .3 Notice of Cancellation......................................................................................55 <br />11.8 .4 Retention of Bids..............................................................................................55 <br />11.8 .5 Cancellation of Award......................................................................................55 <br />ARTICLE 12.................................................................................................................................56 <br />REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS..............................................................................................56 <br />12.1 Contents of Request Documents...............................................................................56 <br />12.1 .1 Negotiable Contract Provisions........................................................................56 <br />12.1 .2 Method of Selection..........................................................................................56 <br />12.1 .3 Evaluation Criteria............................................................................................56 <br />12.1 .4 Time for Consideration.....................................................................................56 <br />12.1 .5 Time Between Tiers of Competition.................................................................56 <br />12.2 Disclosure of Proposals.............................................................................................57 <br />12.2 .1 Before Award....................................................................................................57 <br />12.2 .2 After Intent to Award........................................................................................57 <br />12.2 .3 Prior to Solicitation Closing..............................................................................57 <br />12.3 Tours, Demonstrations and Discussions...................................................................57 <br />12.4 Methods of Selection................................................................................................57 <br />12.5 Post-closing Addenda...............................................................................................58 <br />12.6. Notice of Competitive Range....................................................................................58 <br />12.7. Posting of Notice of Intent........................................................................................58 <br />12.8 Selection for Award..................................................................................................58 <br />12.9 Request for Preliminary Documents.........................................................................59 <br />12.10 Cancellation, Delay, Suspension of Solicitation.......................................................59 <br />ARTICLE 13.................................................................................................................................60 <br />PROTESTS AND APPEALS...................................................................................................60 <br />13.1 Protests of Solicitation Procedures...........................................................................60 <br />13.1 .1 Protests Generally.............................................................................................60 <br />13.1 .2 Time for Submission of Protest........................................................................60 <br />13.1 .3 Identification of Protest.....................................................................................60 <br />13.1 .4 Eligibility for Consideration.............................................................................60 <br />13.1 .5 Form of Decision..............................................................................................61 <br />13.1 .6 Time of Decision...............................................................................................61 <br />13.1 .7 Appeal...............................................................................................................61 <br />13.1 .8 Finality of Decision...........................................................................................61 <br />13.1 .9 Delay of Solicitation Closing............................................................................61 <br />13.2 Protest of Competitive Range Decisions and Awards..............................................61 <br />13.2 .1 Delay of Evaluation or Award..........................................................................61 <br />13.2 .2 Definition of Aggrieved Offeror.......................................................................61 <br />13.2 .3 Filing of Protests...............................................................................................62 <br />13.2 .4 Authority to Resolve Protests...........................................................................62 <br />Table of Contents ix <br />Exhibit A to Administrative Order No. 44-08-06-F <br /> <br />