WA ST Criminal Justice Training Commission 11/1/2021

Debriefing is limited to a critique of the Agency's proposal. Comparison with other proposals is not allowed. PROTESTS Agencies who have participated in a debriefing conference may, within three days following the conference, file with the RFP manager a written or emailed protest of the acquisition, limited to: • Allegations of bias, discrimination or conflict of interest on the part of the WSCJTC employees who decided upon the Agency. • Allegations of WSCJTC's non-compliance with this RFP, as revised by WSCJTC, except where the RFP specifies WSCJTC discretion and "reserved rights." The protest must state the grounds for the protest, including specific facts, must specify the actions being protested, and must describe the corrective action being requested Upon receipt of a protest, WSCJTC's Executive Director will appoint an employee who was not involved in the procurement to review the record, consider all relevant facts, and issue a decision within five business days of receipt of the protest. If additional time is required, the protesting party will be notified of the delay. The final determination of the protest shall: • Find the protest lacking in merit and uphold WSCJTC's action; or • Find only technical or harmless errors in the WSCJTC's actions and find WSCJTC to be in substantial compliance and uphold WSCJTC's actions; or • Find the protest essentially valid and recommend to the Executive Director steps to: o correct the errors and fairly re-evaluate all responsive proposals received, or o reject all proposals and start the RFP process over again, or o make the protestor whole for any lost opportunity. 4