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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “unsuccessful offerors”

  • FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    …ng officer shall furnish the information described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section to unsuccessful offerors in solicitations using simplified acquisition procedures in part 13. (3) Upon request, the contracting officer shall provide th…
  • DFARS 215.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
    If the Government exercises the authority provided in 239.7305(d), the notifications to unsuccessful offerors, either preaward or postaward, shall not reveal any information that is determined to be withheld from disclosure in accordance wi…
  • FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.
    …inated from consideration for award. Written notice of this decision shall be provided to unsuccessful offerors in accordance with 15.503. (4) Offerors excluded or otherwise eliminated from the competitive range may request a debriefing (s…
  • FAR 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    …ess of any protest filed subsequent to the debriefing. (b) Debriefings of successful and unsuccessful offerors may be done orally, in writing, or by any other method acceptable to the contracting officer. (c) The contracting officer shoul…
  • DFARS 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors—Postaward Debriefings.
    …uest, the Government will provide a written or oral postaward debriefing to successful or unsuccessful offerors for contract awards valued at $15 million or more, while protecting the confidential and proprietary information of other offero…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …4(d) and 8.405-4). After award, ordering activities should provide timely notification to unsuccessful offerors. If an unsuccessful offeror requests information on an award that was based on factors other than price alone, a brief explanati…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    …and 8.405-4). (3) After award, ordering activities should provide timely notification to unsuccessful offerors. If an unsuccessful offeror requests information on an award that was based on factors other than price alone, a brief explanati…
  • FAR 15.505 Preaward debriefing of offerors.
    …ng for each proposal. (b) The contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable, but may refuse the request for a debriefing if, for compelling reasons, it is not in the best interests o…
  • DFARS 215.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors.
    (b) Notwithstanding 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…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …the related abstract, and records of determinations concerning late offers or quotations. Unsuccessful offers or quotations may be maintained separately, if cross-referenced to the contract file. The only portions of the unsuccessful offer …
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …posal will not be considered. Upon written request, the contracting officer shall debrief unsuccessful offerors (see 15.505 and 15.506). (h) Late technical proposals are governed by 15.208 (b), (c), and (f). (i) If it is necessary to disc…
  • FAR 15.507 Protests against award.
    …llowing information will be provided 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 in…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …cer. (vi) Identification of the bid opening date or the date of notification provided to unsuccessful offerors. (vii) The date the contracting officer received the protest. (viii) A complete address and point of contact for the protested…
  • FAR 25.408 Procedures.
    …h (c)(5) of 52.215-1, Instruction to Offerors—Competitive Acquisitions); and (5) Provide unsuccessful offerors from WTO GPA or FTA countries notice in accordance with 14.409-1 or 15.503. (b) See Subpart 25.5 for evaluation procedures and …
  • 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 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System.
    …plier risk means the probability that an award may subject the procurement to the risk of unsuccessful performance or to supply chain risk (see Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 239.7301). (b) The Supplier Performance Risk …
  • FAR 15.208 Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.
    …nopened, unless opened for identification, until after award and then retained with other unsuccessful proposals. (h) If available, the following must be included in the contracting office files for each late proposal, modification, revisi…
  • DFARS 204.7603 Procedures.
    …upplier risk. The contracting officer shall consider supplier risk, to assess the risk of unsuccessful performance and supply chain risk, in award decisions. Supplier risk assessments in SPRS include quality, delivery, and other contractor …

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.