Section 3-148-301 - Notice of protest(a) Protestors shall commence the protest procedure by submitting a notice of protest to the head of the purchasing agency that conducted the protested procurement, and to the procurement officer who handled the protested procurement.(b)Form of notice of protest. A notice of protest may be made by using a form provided by the administrator, or by any other document that conforms with the requirements of this subsection. A notice of protest shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) The name and address of the protestor;(2) The name of the procurement officer or other personnel who oversaw the protested procurement;(3) The reference number of the protested procurement; and(4) A brief statement of the grounds for the protest.(c)Protest period for competitive purchase of service awards. Protests regarding awards of contracts and related matters that arise in connection with a procurement made under a competitive purchase of service shall be submitted within five working days of the postmark of the notice of findings and decision, or notice of rejection sent to the protestor.(d)Protest period for restrictive purchase of service awards. Protests regarding awards of contracts and related matters that arise in connection with a procurement made under a restrictive purchase of services shall be submitted by the deadline given in the notice of the restrictive purchase of service.(e)Late notice of protests. Any notice of protest that is not submitted within the protest periods established in this section is late and shall be dismissed.(f)Submission of notice of protest. Notices of protests may be submitted only by United States mail, or by hand delivery. Notices of protests submitted by hand-delivery shall be deemed to have been submitted when actually received, and protests submitted and received by United States mail shall be deemed to have been submitted on the date they are post-marked rather than the date they are actually received.[Eff JUN 19 1999] (Auth: HRS §§ 103F-106, 103F-501) (Imp: HRS § 103F-501)