Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System--Volume 1
PART 305—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
305.303   Announcement of contract awards.
(a) Public announcement. The contracting officer shall report awards, not exempt under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.303, to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation (Congressional Liaison Office.)
305.502   Authority.
Written approval at least one level above the contracting officer shall be obtained prior to placing advertisements or notices in newspapers.
305.7001   Scope.
Pursuant to appropriations acts, this subpart prescribes requirements for posting presolicitation and award notices for actions funded in whole or in part from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). The requirements of this subpart enhance transparency to the public.
305.7002   Applicability.
This subpart applies to all actions funded in whole or in part by the PPHF.
305.7003   Publicizing preaward.
Notices of all proposed contract actions, funded in whole or in part by the PPHF, shall be identified on HHS' Prevention and Public Health Fund Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/open/prevention/index.html no later than 1-day after issuance of the solicitation or other request for proposal or quotation document. When applicable, the notice shall provide a link to the full text; for example, a link to the FedBizOpps notice required by FAR 5.201.
305.7004   Publicizing postaward.
Notices of contract actions exceeding $25,000, funded in whole or in part by the PPHF, shall be identified on HHS' PPHF Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/open/prevention/index.html no later than 5 days after the contract action occurs.