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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 50: Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act › Subpart 50.2

FAR 50.205-2 Pre-qualification designation notice.

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 describes how a requiring activity can request a pre-qualification designation notice from DHS for technology that may qualify for SAFETY Act protection. If DHS issues such a notice, it allows offerors to submit a streamlined application and receive expedited review for SAFETY Act designation. The contracting officer must then include the notice in the solicitation and inform offerors of its status.

Applies to: Requiring activities and contracting officers involved in acquisitions of technology that may qualify for SAFETY Act protection.

What it requires

  • Requiring activity must request a pre-qualification designation notice from DHS using the procurement pre-qualification request form.
  • Requiring activity must provide a copy of the request and any resulting notice or denial to the contracting officer.
  • Contracting officer must include in any pre-solicitation notice the status of the pre-qualification designation notice.
  • Contracting officer must incorporate the pre-qualification designation notice into the solicitation.

Key terms: SAFETY Act · pre-qualification designation notice · QATT · requiring activity · contracting officer

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

The text

(a) Requiring activity responsibilities. (1) If the requiring activity determines that the technology to be acquired may qualify for SAFETY Act protection, the requiring activity is responsible for requesting a pre-qualification designation notice from DHS. Such a request for a pre-qualification designation notice should be made once the requiring activity has determined that the technology specifications or statement of work are established and are unlikely to undergo substantive modification. DHS will then determine whether the technology identified in the request either affirmatively or presumptively satisfies the technical criteria for SAFETY Act designation. An affirmative determination means the technology described in the pre-qualification designation notice satisfies the technical criteria for SAFETY Act designation as a QATT. A presumptive determination means that the technology is a good candidate for SAFETY Act designation as a QATT. In either case, the notice will authorize offerors to—

(i) Submit a streamlined application for SAFETY Act designation; and

(ii) Receive expedited review of their application for SAFETY Act designation.

(2) The requiring activity shall make requests using the procurement pre-qualification request form available at http://www.SAFETYAct.gov. The website includes instructions for completing and submitting the form.

(3) The requiring activity shall provide a copy of the request, as well as a copy of the resulting pre-qualification designation notice or DHS denial, to the contracting officer.

(b) Contracting officer responsibilities. Upon receipt of the documentation specified in paragraph (a)(3) of this subsection, the contracting officer shall—

(1) Include in any pre-solicitation notice (Subpart 5.2) that a pre-qualification designation notice has been—

(i) Requested and is under review by DHS;

(ii) Denied by DHS; or

(iii) Issued and a copy will be included with the solicitation; and

(2) Incorporate the pre-qualification designation notice into the solicitation.

Sections that refer to it

← 50.205-1 SAFETY Act Considerations. · 50.205-3 Authorization of offers contingent upon SAFETY Act designation or certification before contract award. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 50

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

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