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FAR 5.403 Requests from Members of Congress.

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 requires contracting officers to provide Members of Congress with detailed information about a particular contract when requested. If responding would disclose classified matter, business confidential information, or information prejudicial to competitive acquisition, the contracting officer must refer the proposed reply with full documentation to the agency head and notify the legislative liaison office.

Applies to: Contracting officers responding to requests from Members of Congress

What it requires

  • Give Members of Congress detailed information about a particular contract upon their request
  • Refer the proposed reply with full documentation to the agency head when responsiveness would disclose classified matter, business confidential information, or information prejudicial to competitive acquisition
  • Inform the legislative liaison office of the referral

Key terms: Members of Congress · contracting officer · classified matter · business confidential information · information prejudicial to competitive acquisition

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

The text

Contracting officers shall give Members of Congress, upon their request, detailed information regarding any particular contract. When responsiveness would result in disclosure of classified matter, business confidential information, or information prejudicial to competitive acquisition, the contracting officer shall refer the proposed reply, with full documentation, to the agency head and inform the legislative liaison office of the action.

← 5.402 General public. · 5.404 Release of long-range acquisition estimates. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 5

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

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