Part 205 - PUBLICIZING CONTRACT

ACTIONS

Subpart 205.2 - SYNOPSES OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTIONS

205.203 Publicizing and response time.

205.205 Special situations.

205.205-70 Notification of bundling of DoD contracts.

205.205-71 Only one responsible source.

205.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.

Subpart 205.3 - SYNOPSES OF CONTRACT AWARDS

205.301 General.

205.303 Announcement of contract awards.

Subpart 205.4 - RELEASE OF INFORMATION

205.470 Contract clause.

Subpart 205.5 - PAID ADVERTISEMENTS

205.502 Authority.

Parent topic: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation

Subpart 205.2 - SYNOPSES OF PROPOSED CONTRACT

ACTIONS

205.203 Publicizing and response time.

(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.

(S-70) When using competitive procedures, if a solicitation allowed fewer than 30 days for receipt of

offers and resulted in only one offer, the contracting officer shall resolicit, allowing an additional

period of at least 30 days for receipt of offers, except as provided in 215.371-4 and 215.371-5 .

205.205 Special situations.

See PGI 205.205 for instructions on the solicitation notice regarding timely definitization of
equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts.

205.205-70 Notification of bundling of DoD contracts.

(a) When a proposed acquisition is funded entirely using DoD funds and potentially involves

bundling, the contracting officer shall, at least 30 days prior to the release of a solicitation or 30

days prior to placing an order without a solicitation, publish in the Governmentwide point of entry

(https://www.sam.gov) a notification of the intent to bundle the requirement. In addition, if the

agency has determined that measurably substantial benefits are expected to be derived as a result of

bundling, the notification shall include a brief description of those benefits (see FAR 7.107).

(b) This requirement is in addition to the notification requirements at FAR 10.001(c)(2)(i) and (ii).

205.205-71 Only one responsible source.

Follow the procedures at PGI 206.302-1 (d) prior to soliciting a proposal without providing for full

and open competition under the authority at FAR 6.302-1.

205.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.

(a)(i) For numbering synopsis notices, follow the procedures at PGI 205.207 (a)(i).

(d) For special notices for small business events, follow the procedures at PGI 205.207 (d).

Subpart 205.3 - SYNOPSES OF CONTRACT AWARDS

205.301 General.

(a)(S-70) Synopsis of exceptions to domestic source requirements.

(i) In accordance with 10 U.S.C.4862(k), contracting officers also must synopsize through the

Governmentwide point of entry (https://www.sam.gov), awards exceeding the simplified acquisition

threshold that are for the acquisition of any clothing, fiber, yarn, or fabric items described in

225.7002-1(a)(1)(ii) through (x), if -

(A) The Secretary concerned has determined that domestic items are not available, in accordance

with 225.7002-2(b); or

(B) The acquisition is for chemical warfare protective clothing, and the contracting officer has

determined that an exception to domestic source requirements applies because the acquisition

furthers an agreement with a qualifying country, in accordance with 225.7002-2(n).

(ii) The synopsis must be submitted in sufficient time to permit its publication not later than 7 days

after contract award.
(iii) In addition to the information otherwise required in a synopsis of contract award, the synopsis

must include one of the following statements as applicable:

(A) “The exception at DFARS 225.7002-2(b) applies to this acquisition, because the Secretary

concerned has determined that items grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States

cannot be acquired as and when needed in satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity at U.S. market

prices.”

(B) “The exception at DFARS 225.7002-2(n) applies to this acquisition, because the contracting

officer has determined that this acquisition of chemical warfare protective clothing furthers an

agreement with a qualifying country identified in DFARS 225.003(10).”

205.303 Announcement of contract awards.

(a) Public Announcement.

(i) The threshold for DoD awards is $7.5 million. Report all contractual actions, including

modifications, that have a face value, excluding unexercised options, of more than $7.5 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 $7.5 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 $7.5 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 $7.5 million.

(C) Do not report the same work twice.

(ii) Departments and agencies submit the information—

(A) To the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for (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.

Subpart 205.4 - RELEASE OF INFORMATION

205.470 Contract clause.

Use the clause at 252.205-7000 , Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders, in

solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for

the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that are expected to exceed $1.5

million. This clause implements 10 U.S.C. 4957.

Subpart 205.5 - PAID ADVERTISEMENTS

205.502 Authority.

(a) Newspapers. Heads of contracting activities are delegated authority to approve the publication of

paid advertisements in newspapers.