FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 205: Publicizing Contract Actions › Subpart 205.2
DFARS 205.203 Publicizing and response time.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section sets minimum response times for solicitations under DFARS. It requires at least 45 days when a qualifying or designated country source requests it and the request fits the Government's requirement. It also requires resolicitation with at least 30 more days when a competitive solicitation allowed fewer than 30 days and drew only one offer, subject to stated exceptions.
Applies to: Contracting officers issuing solicitations under DFARS
What it requires
- Allow at least 45 days response time when requested by a qualifying or designated country source and the request is consistent with the Government's requirement
- Resolicit with an additional period of at least 30 days for receipt of offers when a competitive solicitation allowed fewer than 30 days and resulted in only one offer, except as provided in 215.371-4 and 215.371-5
Key terms: qualifying country source · designated country source · competitive procedures · resolicit · response time
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(b) Allow at least 45 days response time when requested by a qualifying or designated country source (as these terms are used in part 225) and the request is consistent with the Government's requirement.
(S-70) When using competitive procedures, if a solicitation allowed fewer than 30 days for receipt of offers and resulted in only one offer, the contracting officer shall resolicit, allowing an additional period of at least 30 days for receipt of offers, except as provided in 215.371-4 and 215.371-5.
← 205.102-70 Availability of DoD solicitations. · 205.205 Special situations. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 205
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · proposed 2025-01-17 · comments due 2025-03-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inapplicability of Additional Defense-Unique Laws and Certain Non-Statutory DFARS Clauses to Commercial Item Contracts (DFARS Case 2018-D074) ↗ · final rule 2024-11-15 · effective 2024-11-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-10-10 · effective 2024-10-10
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.