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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="15-215" title_number="15" title_name="Procurement Contract Administration and Dispute Resolution" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Dispute Resolution">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this Part III of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Contract claim” means a claim that relates to a procurement contract.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Contract claim” includes a claim about the performance, breach, modification, or termination of the procurement contract.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Interested party” means an actual or a prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor that may be aggrieved by the solicitation or award of a contract, or by the protest.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Protest” means a complaint that relates to the formation of a procurement contract.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Protest” includes a complaint about:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the qualifications of a bidder or offeror; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the determination of the successful bidder or offeror.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
