(a)Creation of Committee.(1) There is created a state protest committee, which shall consist of the commissioners of general services and finance and administration, and the treasurer.(2) The committee shall adopt procedures governing its operations. The chief procurement officer shall keep a permanent and accurate record of the documents submitted to the committee regarding protests of solicitations. The commissioner of finance and administration shall keep a permanent and accurate record of the minutes, procedures, and proceedings of the committee.(3) If a member is not available to hear a scheduled protest, the member is authorized to appoint a designee to hear the scheduled protest on the member’s behalf.(b)Appeals to Committee.(1) The committee is authorized to act on any appeal of the chief procurement officer’s decision of a protest.(2) Any committee member whose department is the requestor of a procurement or the resulting contract may not hear the protest.(3) The chief procurement officer shall provide the minutes of the protest proceedings to each committee member and to the comptroller of the treasury and shall post the final determination within fifteen (15) business days to the single public procurement website.
