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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 215: Contracting by Negotiation › Subpart 215.5

DFARS 215.506-70 Opportunity for follow-up questions.

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 DFARS section tells contracting officers how to handle postaward debriefings for successful and unsuccessful offerors. It gives offerors a chance to ask follow-up written questions within 2 business days and requires the agency to answer in writing within 5 business days. The debriefing is not considered finished until the agency responds to any timely follow-up questions.

Applies to: Contracting officers providing required postaward debriefings to successful and unsuccessful offerors

What it requires

  • Provide an opportunity to submit additional written questions related to the required debriefing not later than 2 business days after receiving the postaward debriefing
  • Respond in writing to timely submitted additional questions within 5 business days after receipt of the questions
  • Not consider the postaward debriefing concluded until the later of the delivery date or, if timely additional written questions are received, the date the agency delivers its written response

Key terms: postaward debriefing · successful and unsuccessful offerors · contracting officers · additional written questions · business days

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

When providing a required postaward debriefing to successful and unsuccessful offerors, contracting officers shall—

(a) Provide an opportunity to submit additional written questions related to the required debriefing not later than 2 business days after receiving the postaward debriefing;

(b) Respond in writing to timely submitted additional questions within 5 business days after receipt of the questions; and

(c) Not consider the postaward debriefing to be concluded until the later of—

(1) The date that the postaward debriefing is delivered, orally or in writing; or

(2) If additional written questions related to the debriefing are timely received, the date the agency delivers its written response.

Sections that refer to it

← 215.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors. · 215.570 Solicitation provision. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 215

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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