1 Texas Administrative Code § 69.4 – Appeal (a) A protesting party or any other interested party who is not satisfied with the determination of the Director may appeal the determination to the First Assistant. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the First Assistant and received in the office of the First Assistant…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 69.3 – Review of Protest Determination by the Procurement and Contract Operations Division Director (a) Upon receipt of a timely protest that conforms with this subchapter, the Director will review the protest. The Director may request written responses to the protest from any staff of the Attorney General and may…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 69.2 – Filing of Protest (a) An actual or prospective bidder, offeror, proposer, or contractor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation, evaluation, or award of a contract by the Attorney General may file a written protest. The protest must be addressed to the Procurement and Contract Operations Division…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 69.1 – Purpose and Definitions (a) The purpose of this subchapter is to provide an internal protest procedure to be used by any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, proposer, or contractor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation, evaluation, or award of a contract by the Office of the…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 68.61 – Referral to State Office of Administrative Hearings If mediation does not resolve the claim to the satisfaction of the contractor, the contractor may request that the claim be referred to SOAH in accordance with §68.37 of Subchapter B of this chapter (relating to Request for Contested Case Hearing.)

1 Texas Administrative Code § 68.59 – Final Settlement Agreement A final settlement agreement reached during or as a result of a mediation that resolves an entire claim or counterclaim, or any designated and severable portion of a claim or counterclaim, shall comply with §68.33 of subchapter B of this chapter (relating to Settlement Agreement).

1 Texas Administrative Code § 68.57 – Initial Settlement Agreement Any settlement agreement reached during a mediation shall be signed by representatives of the contractor and the unit of state government, and shall describe any procedures that the parties must follow to obtain final and binding approval of the agreement.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 68.55 – Settlement Approval Procedures The parties’ settlement approval procedures shall be disclosed by the parties prior to the mediation. To the extent possible, the parties shall select representatives who are knowledgeable about the subject matter of the dispute, who are in a position to reach agreement, and who can…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 68.53 – Costs of Mediation Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing, each party shall be responsible for its own costs incurred in connection with a mediation, including without limitation, costs of document reproduction, attorney’s fees, consultant fees and expert fees, and the cost of the mediator shall be divided…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 68.51 – Confidentiality of Mediation and Final Settlement Agreement (a) A mediation conducted under this subchapter is confidential in accordance with the Government Code, § RSA 2009.054. (b) The confidentiality of a final settlement agreement to which a unit of state government is a signatory that is reached as a…