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Title 48 CFR: Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Chapter 1 › Part 42 › Subpart 42.16 › § 42.1601: General.

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The contracting officer shall make every reasonable effort to respond in writing within 30 days to any written request to the contracting officer from a small business concern with respect to a contract administration matter. In the event the contracting officer cannot respond to the request within the 30-day period, the contracting officer shall, within the period, transmit to the contractor a written notification of the specific date the contracting officer expects to respond. This provision shall not apply to a request for a contracting officer decision under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. [60 FR 48230, Sept. 18, 1995, as amended at 79 FR 24213, Apr. 29, 2014]

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