(1) A protester may appeal a protest decision to the department in the same manner a protest may be appealed to the board under Part 17, Procurement Appeals Board.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-6a-2507

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Board: means the Utah State Procurement Policy Board, created in Section 63G-6a-202. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 63G-6a-2501
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department. See Utah Code 63G-6a-2501
  • Procurement: means the acquisition of a procurement item through an expenditure of public funds, or an agreement to expend public funds, including an acquisition through a public-private partnership. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
(2) In conducting an appeal under Subsection (1), the executive director has the same powers and authority as the chair of the board and the appointing officer in an appeal conducted under Part 17, Procurement Appeals Board, including the power to appoint a procurement appeals panel to conduct a review of a claim in the appeal.