48 C.F.R. PART 205—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR chapter 1.
Source: 56 FR 36302, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Allow at least 45 days response time when requested by a qualifying or designated country source (as these terms are used in part 225) and the request is consistent with the Government's requirement. (d)(i) For acquisitions being considered for historically black college and university and minority institution set-asides under 226.370— (A) Cite the appropriate Numbered Note; and (B) Include the notice at PGI 205.207(d)(i). (ii) For broad agency announcement notices, see 235.016. [69 FR 63328, Nov. 1, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 73149, Dec. 9, 2005] (a) Public announcement. (i) The threshold for DoD awards is $5 million. Report all contractual actions, including modifications, that have a face value, excluding unexercised options, of more than $5 million. (A) For undefinitized contractual actions, report the not-to-exceed (NTE) amount. Later, if the definitized amount exceeds the NTE amount by more than $5 million, report only the amount exceeding the NTE. (B) For indefinite delivery, time and material, labor hour, and similar contracts, report the initial award if the estimated face value, excluding unexercised options, is more than $5 million. Do not report orders up to the estimated value, but after the estimated value is reached, report subsequent modifications and orders that have a face value of more than $5 million. (C) Do not report the same work twice. (ii) Departments and agencies submit the information— (A) To the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs); (B) By the close of business the day before the date of the proposed award; (C) Using report control symbol DD-LA– (AR) 1279; (D) Including, as a minimum, the following— (1) Contract data. Contract number, modification number, or delivery order number, face value of this action, total cumulative face value of the contract, description of what is being bought, contract type, whether any of the buy was for foreign military sales (FMS) and identification of the FMS customer; (2) Competition information. Number of solicitations mailed and number of offers received; (3) Contractor data. Name, address, and place of performance (if significant work is performed at a different location); (4) Funding data. Type of appropriation and fiscal year of the funds, and whether the contract is multiyear (see FAR Subpart 17.1); and (5) Miscellaneous data. Identification of the contracting office, the contracting office point of contact, known congressional interest, and the information release date. (iii) Departments and agencies, in accordance with department/agency procedures and concurrent with the public announcement, shall provide information similar to that required by paragraph (a)(ii) of this section to members of Congress in whose state or district the contractor is located and the work is to be performed. [56 FR 36302, July 31, 1991, as amended at 56 FR 67212, Dec. 30, 1991] Use the clause at 252.205–7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders, in solicitations and contracts expected to exceed $100,000,000. This clause implements 10 U.S.C. 2416. [69 FR 63328, Nov. 1, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 8537, Feb. 22, 2005] (a) Newspapers. Heads of contracting activities are delegated authority to approve the publication of paid advertisements in newspapers. [69 FR 63328, Nov. 1, 2004]
Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System
PART 205—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
Section Contents
205.203 Publicizing and response time.
205.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
205.303 Announcement of contract awards.
205.470 Contract clause.
205.502 Authority.
Subpart 205.2—Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions
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205.203 Publicizing and response time.
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205.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
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Subpart 205.3—Synopses of Contract Awards
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205.303 Announcement of contract awards.
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Subpart 205.4—Release of Information
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205.470 Contract clause.
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Subpart 205.5—Paid Advertisements
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205.502 Authority.
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