48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “local announcement”

  • FAR 5.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    …ts outlying areas; and (3) Those for which synopsis was exempted under 5.202(a)(1). (b) Local announcement. Agencies may also release information on contract awards to the local press or other media. When local announcements are made for …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local governments or to multiple foreign governments. Commercial service means— (1) Installation services, maintenance services, repair services, tr…
  • FAR 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
    …andouts listing proposed contracts, and displaying them as in 5.101(a)(2). (2) Assisting local trade associations in disseminating information to their members. (3) Making brief announcements of proposed contracts to newspapers, trade jou…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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