48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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13 sections with “proprietary or source selection information”

  • FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    …ng officer must notify the contractor in writing if the contracting officer believes that proprietary information, contractor bid or proposal information, or information marked in accordance with 52.215-1(e) has been inappropriately marked.…
  • FAR 9.505-4 Obtaining access to proprietary information.
    (a) When a contractor requires proprietary information from others to perform a Government contract and can use the leverage of the contract to obtain it, the contractor may gain an unfair competitive advantage unless restrictions are impos…
  • FAR 9.105-3 Disclosure of preaward information.
    …e preaward survey with the company surveyed. (c) Preaward survey information may contain proprietary or source selection information and should be marked with the appropriate legend and protected accordingly (see 3.104-4).
  • FAR 14.211 Release of acquisition information.
    …er shall not be given unfair advantage over another. See 3.104 regarding requirements for proprietary and source selection information including access to and disclosure thereof. (b) After solicitation. Discussions with prospective bidders…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …order. (4) Contracting officers shall carefully screen all justifications for contractor proprietary data and remove all such data, and such references and citations as are necessary to protect the proprietary data, before making the justi…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …tion listed in 43.204(b)(5). (5) Field pricing information and other reports may include proprietary or source selection information (see 2.101). This information must be appropriately identified and protected accordingly. (b) Reporting f…
  • DFARS 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings.
    … for contract awards valued at $15 million or more, while protecting the confidential and proprietary information of other offerors. The request is considered timely if received within 3 days of notification of contract award. (2) When req…
  • DFARS 215.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    …cy's written source selection decision document, redacted to protect the confidential and proprietary information of other offerors for the contract award. (ii) For award of a contract in excess of $150 million, disclosure of the agency's …
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …tions shall provide for the transition of data in commercially available, or open and non-proprietary format and for permanent records, in accordance with disposition guidance issued by the National Archives and Records Administration. (d)…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …estrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and (3) Availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to, and use of, information. Information technology m…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …to procurements subject to that section. (2) Indirect costs and direct labor rates. (3) Proprietary information about manufacturing processes, operations, or techniques marked by the contractor in accordance with applicable law or regulat…
  • FAR 9.505 General rules.
    …age exists where a contractor competing for award of any Federal contract possesses— (1) Proprietary information that was obtained from a Government official without proper authorization; or (2) Source selection information (as defined in…
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    …registration process, the Contractor shall allow each entity the opportunity to execute a proprietary data protection agreement with the Contractor; however, the Contractor shall not negotiate terms in the agreement that affect the terms an…

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.