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23 sections with “debriefing”

  • FAR 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.
    …e competitive range or otherwise excluded from the competition before award may request a debriefing before award (10 U.S.C. 3305 and 41 U.S.C. 3705). (a)(1) The offeror may request a preaward debriefing by submitting a written request for…
  • FAR 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    …or the selection decision and contract award. (2) To the maximum extent practicable, the debriefing should occur within 5 days after receipt of the written request. Offerors that requested a postaward debriefing in lieu of a preaward debri…
  • DFARS 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings.
    …s prescribed in 215.570, use the following provision: Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings (OCT 2025) (a) Definition. As used in this provision— Nontraditional defense contractor means an entity that is not currently performing…
  • DFARS 252.216-7010 Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders.
    As prescribed at 216.506-70(b), use the following clause: Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders (Oct 2025) (a) Postaward debriefing. (1) Upon timely request, the Government will provide a written or oral postaward deb…
  • DFARS 215.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    … FAR 15.506(b), when requested by a successful or unsuccessful offeror, a written or oral debriefing is required for contract awards valued at $15 million or more (section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (…
  • DFARS 215.506-70 Opportunity for follow-up questions.
    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 busin…
  • DFARS 233.104 Protests to GAO.
    …sued, where the value exceeds $25 million (10 U.S.C. 3406(f)); (C) Within 5 days after a debriefing date offered to the protestor under a timely debriefing request in accordance with FAR 15.506 regardless of whether the protestor rejected …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … importance of quality and price or cost factors; and (E) An opportunity for a postaward debriefing in accordance with paragraph (b)(6) of this section. (v) The contracting officer should consider the following when developing the procedu…
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …)(2)(i)(B) or (C), follow the procedures at PGI 216.505(b)(2). (6) Postaward notices and debriefing of awardees for orders exceeding $7.5 million. In addition to the notice required at FAR 16.505(b)(6), a written or oral postaward debriefi…
  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    …3) Upon receipt of a protest within 10 days after contract award or within 5 days after a debriefing date offered to the protester under a timely debriefing request in accordance with 15.505 or 15.506, whichever is later, the contracting of…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …ce of a protest from the GAO within 10 days after contract award or within 5 days after a debriefing date offered to the protester for any debriefing that is required by 15.505 or 15.506, whichever is later, the contracting officer shall im…
  • FAR 52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey.
    … All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …gnated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier. (k) [Reserved] (l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable: (1) T…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    ….408(5)(i)(B). (E) Use the provision at 252.215-7016, Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings, as prescribed in 215.570, to comply with section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91). (v…
  • FAR 1.102-3 Evaluating agency acquisition processes.
    …ic (e.g., surveys, in-person, and/or group exchanges); (2) Utilize the core preaward and debriefing survey questions at https://www.acquisition.gov/360; and (3) Seek additional feedback on targeted aspects of an acquisition throughout its…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    … or reference thereto. (28) Notice to unsuccessful quoters or offerors and record of any debriefing. (29) Acquisition management reports (see subpart 4.6). (30) Bid, performance, payment, or other bond documents, or a reference thereto, …
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …. (4) Offerors excluded or otherwise eliminated from the competitive range may request a debriefing (see 15.505 and 15.506). (d) Exchanges with offerors after establishment of the competitive range. Negotiations are exchanges, in either a…
  • FAR 15.507 Protests against award.
    …rovided to appropriate parties: (1) Information provided to unsuccessful offerors in any debriefings conducted on the original award regarding the successful offeror's proposal; and (2) Other nonproprietary information that would have bee…
  • FAR 36.607 Release of information on firm selection.
    …d has been made, the contracting officer may release award information, (see 5.401). (b) Debriefings of successful and unsuccessful firms will be held after final selection has taken place and will be conducted, to the extent practicable, …
  • FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition.
    …esult in a binding contract without further action by either party. (11) If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable: (i) The agency's evaluation of th…
  • DFARS 215.570 Solicitation provision.
    Use the provision at 252.215-7016, Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings, in competitive negotiated solicitations for contract awards valued at $15 million or more, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acqui…
  • DFARS 216.506-70 Additional solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    …at 215.371-6 and 215.408(3), respectively. (b) Use the clause at 252.216-7010, Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders, in competitive negotiated solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FA…
  • DFARS 237.173-3 Policy.
    …es/pdf/231001p.pdf); and DoD Directive 3115.09, DoD Intelligence Interrogations, Detainee Debriefings, and Tactical Questioning (http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/311509p.pdf)); pertaining to detainee operations and interrogatio…

FAR (chapter 1)

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.