Bid protests may be filed with the AGO's Bid Unit by any "interested party," including unsuccessful bidders, citizens, watchdog groups, unions, trade associations and competitors.
To file a bid protest, a protestor should send a letter to the Bid Unit (with a copy sent to the awarding authority and the party against whom the protest is made, if any) that identifies:
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Note: You will need your Bid Protest number in order to process your payment. Please contact Pablo Marchena at Pablo.Marchena@mass.gov if you have any questions.
Payment by Cashier’s Check, Money Order, or Certified Check
Note: You must include your Bid Protest number on the subject line of the check. Please contact Pablo Marchena at Pablo.Marchena@mass.gov if you have any questions.
Post Office Remittance Address:
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
P. O. Box 412985
Boston, MA 02241-2985
| Name | Fee | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bid protest filing fee (non-refundable) | $100 | each |
Send your bid protest to:
Office of the Attorney General
Fair Labor Division, Bid Protest Unit
One Ashburton Place, 18th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-1518
Pay your filing fee:
Payment by Credit Card Online
Note: You will need your Bid Protest number in order to process your payment. Please contact Pablo Marchena at Pablo.Marchena@mass.gov if you have any questions.
Payment by Cashier’s Check, Money Order, or Certified Check
Note: You must include your Bid Protest number on the subject line of the check. Please contact Pablo Marchena at Pablo.Marchena@mass.gov if you have any questions.
Post Office Remittance Address:
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
P. O. Box 412985
Boston, MA 02241-2985
Bid protests may be submitted in PDF form via email to AGOBidUnit@mass.gov, provided, however, that the $100 filing fee be submitted shortly thereafter using either of the following methods:
Payment by Credit Card Online
Note: You will need your Bid Protest number in order to process your payment. Please contact Pablo Marchena at Pablo.Marchena@mass.gov if you have any questions.
Payment by Cashier’s Check, Money Order, or Certified Check
Note: You must include your Bid Protest number on the subject line of the check. Please contact Pablo Marchena at Pablo.Marchena@mass.gov if you have any questions.
Post Office Remittance Address:
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
P. O. Box 412985
Boston, MA 02241-2985
The Bid Unit processes the protest, and reviews the matter to determine whether a bid protest hearing is necessary to assist it in its investigation.
If a bid protest hearing will be held, the Bid Unit sends the protestor and the awarding authority a notice of the date and time of the hearing. The notice informs the parties that they are required to submit written position statements no later than two business days prior to the hearing and that they must send a copy of such statement to the other parties to the bid protest hearing. In most circumstances, the notice will request that the awarding authority refrain from awarding or performing work prior to resolution of the bid protest.
Under the Bid Laws, bid protestors have the right to file a bid protest with the AGO's Bid Unit or to file a civil action in Superior Court to restrain an awarding authority from taking certain action, such as, awarding or rebidding a particular contract. Such civil actions are generally brought as preliminary injunction / declaratory judgment actions. Only a court can issue a mandatory order under the Bid Laws or an award of monetary damages, such as, bid preparation costs or lost profits.
