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FAR -- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions
5.000 -- Scope of Part.
5.001 -- Definition.
5.002 -- Policy.
5.003 – Governmentwide point of entry.
Subpart 5.1 -- Dissemination of Information
5.101 -- Methods of Disseminating Information.
5.102 -- Availability of Solicitations.
Subpart 5.2 -- Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions
5.201 -- General.
5.202 -- Exceptions.
5.203 -- Publicizing and Response Time.
5.204 -- Presolicitation Notices.
5.205 -- Special Situations.
5.206 – Notices of Subcontracting Opportunities. (DEVIATION 2018-O0018)
5.206 – Notices of Subcontracting Opportunities.
5.207 -- Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses.
Subpart 5.3 -- Synopses of Contract Awards
5.301 -- General.
5.302 -- Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses of Awards.
5.303 -- Announcement of Contract Awards.
5.401 -- General.
5.402 -- General Public.
5.403 -- Requests from Members of Congress.
5.404 -- Release of Long-Range Acquisition Estimates.
5.404-1 -- Release Procedures.
5.404-2 -- Announcements of Long-Range Acquisition Estimates.
5.405 -- Exchange of Acquisition Information.
5.406 – Public Disclosure of Justification Documents for Certain Contract Actions.
Subpart 5.5 -- Paid Advertisements
5.501 -- Definitions.
5.502 -- Authority.
5.503 -- Procedures.
5.504 -- Use of Advertising Agencies.
5.601 -- Governmentwide database of contracts.
5.701 -- Scope.
5.702 – Applicability.
5.703 – Definition.
5.704 – Publicizing-preaward.
5.705 – Publicizing-postaward.
FAR -- Part 5
Contracting officers must publicize contract actions in order to --
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(5) of this section, the contracting officer must make available through the GPE solicitations synopsized through the GPE, including specifications, technical data, and other pertinent information determined necessary by the contracting officer. Transmission to the GPE must be in accordance with the interface description available via the Internet at https://www.fbo.gov.
(ii) Provide copies on a “first-come-first-served” basis, for pickup at the contracting office, to publishers, trade associations, information services, and other members of the public having a legitimate interest (for constructions, see 36.211); and
(c) In addition to the methods of disseminating proposed contract information in 5.101(a) and (b), provide upon request to small business concerns, as required by 15 U.S.C. 637(b)--
(1) For acquisitions of supplies and services, other than those covered by the exceptions in 5.202, and the special situations in 5.205, the contracting officer must transmit a notice to the GPE, for each proposed --
The contracting officer need not submit the notice required by 5.201 when --
(a) The contracting officer determines that --
(4) The proposed contract action is expressly authorized or required by a statute to be made through another Government agency, including acquisitions from the Small Business Administration (SBA) using the authority of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (but see 5.205(f)), or from a specific source such as a workshop for the blind under the rules of the Committee for the Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Disabled;
(13) The proposed contract action--
(b) The head of the agency determines in writing, after consultation with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, that advance notice is not appropriate or reasonable
(g) Contracting officers may, unless they have evidence to the contrary, presume the notice has been published one day after transmission to the GPE. This presumption does not negate the mandatory waiting or response times specified in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section. Upon learning that a particular notice has not in fact been published within the presumed timeframes, contracting officers should consider whether the date for receipt of offers can be extended or whether circumstances have become sufficiently compelling to justify proceeding with the proposed contract action under the authority of 5.202(a)(2).
(a) Research and development (R&D) advance notices. Contracting officers may transmit to the GPE, advance notices of their interest in potential R&D programs whenever market research does not produce a sufficient number of concerns to obtain adequate competition. Advance notices must not be used where security considerations prohibit such publication. Advance notices will enable potential sources to learn of R&D programs and provide these sources with an opportunity to submit information, which will permit evaluation of their capabilities. Contracting officers must consider potential sources which respond to advance notices for subsequent solicitation. Advance notices must be entitled “Research and Development Sources Sought” and include the name and telephone number of the contracting officer or other contracting activity official from whom technical details of the project can be obtained. This will enable sources to submit information for evaluation of their R&D capabilities. Contracting officers must synopsize (see 5.201) all subsequent solicitations for R&D contracts, including those resulting from a previously synopsized advance notice, unless one of the exceptions in 5.202 applies.
(c) Special notices. Contracting officers may transmit to the GPE special notices of procurement matters such as business fairs, long-range procurement estimates, pre-bid or preproposal conferences, meetings, and the availability of draft solicitations or draft specifications for review.
(2) The contracting officer shall announce the end of the streamlined or standard competition by making a formal public announcement of the performance decision. (See OMB Circular A-76).
(f) Section 8(a) competitive acquisition. When a national buy requirement is being considered for competitive acquisition limited to eligible 8(a) participants under Subpart 19.8, the contracting officer must transmit a synopsis of the proposed contract action to the GPE. The synopsis may be transmitted to the GPE concurrent with submission of the agency offering (see 19.804-2) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). The synopsis should also include information --
(a) The following entities may transmit a notice to the GPE, to seek competition for subcontracts, to increase participation by qualified HUBZone small business, small, small disadvantaged, women-owned small business, veteran-owned small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, and to meet established subcontracting plan goals:
(2) A subcontractor or supplier, at any tier, under a contract exceeding $150,000 that has a subcontracting opportunity exceeding $15,000.
(1) The business opportunity,
(2) A subcontractor or supplier, at any tier, under a contract exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold that has a subcontracting opportunity exceeding $15,000.
(i) If the solicitation will include the FAR clause at 52.225-3, Buy American —Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act, or an equivalent agency clause, insert the following notice in the synopsis; “One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to Free Trade Agreements.”
(iii) If the solicitation will include the FAR clause at 52.225-11, Buy American--Construction Materials under Trade Agreements, 52.225-23, Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods--Buy American Statute--Construction Materials under Trade Agreements, or an equivalent agency clause, insert the following notice in the synopsis: “One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.”
(d) Set-asides. When the proposed acquisition provides for a total or partial small business program set-aside, or when the proposed acquisition provides for a local area set-aside (see Subpart 26.2) the contracting officer shall identify this set-aside in the synopsis and in the solicitation.
(e) Codes to be used in Synopses to identify services or supplies. Contracting officers must use one of the classification codes identified at https://www.fbo.gov to identify services or supplies in synopses.
(2) Certain contracting actions greater than the simplified acquisition threshold as follows--
(b) A notice is not required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section if –
(c) With respect to acquisitions covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement or a Free Trade Agreement, contracting officers must submit synopses in sufficient time to permit their publication in the GPE, not later than 60 days after award.
(b) Local announcement. Agencies may also release information on contract awards to the local press or other media. When local announcements are made for contract awards in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, they shall include --
(b) Contracting officers may make available maximum information to the public, except information --
(a) Application. The agency head, or a designee, may release long-range acquisition estimates if the information will --
(b) Conditions. The agency head shall ensure that --
(3) Each release states that--
(i) The estimate is based on the best information available,
(ii) The information is subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government, and
(iii) More specific information relating to any individual item or class of items will not be furnished until the proposed acquisition is synopsized through the GPE or the solicitation is issued;
(6) Each release --
“Publication” means--
(1) The placement of an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, trade or professional journal, or any other printed medium, or
(a) Newspapers. Authority to approve the publication of paid advertisements in newspapers is vested in the head of each agency (44 U.S.C. 3702). This approval authority may be delegated (5 U.S.C. 302 (b)). Contracting officers shall obtain written authorization in accordance with policy procedures before advertising in newspapers.
(c) Use of noncommission-paying media. Some media do not grant advertising agencies a commission or discount, meaning the Government can obtain the same rate as the advertising agency. If the advertising agency agrees to place advertisements in noncommission-paying media as a no-cost service, the basic ordering agreement shall so provide. If the advertising agency will not agree to place advertisements at no cost, the agreement shall--
(1) Provide that the Government may place orders directly with the media, or
(a) A Governmentwide database of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies is available via the Internet at https://www.contractdirectory.gov/contractdirectory/ . This searchable database is a tool that may be used to identify existing contracts and other procurement instruments that may be used to fulfill Government needs.
(1) Enter the information specified at https://www.contractdirectory.gov/contractdirectory/ , in accordance with the instructions on that web site, within ten days of award of a Governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC), multi-agency contract, Federal Supply Schedule contract, or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, including blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) under Federal Supply Schedule contracts.
This subpart prescribes posting requirement for presolicitation and award notices for actions funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act). The requirements of this subpart enhance transparency to the public.
“Task or delivery order contract” means a “delivery order contract,” and a “task order contract,” as defined in 16.501-1. For example, it includes Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWACs), multi-agency contracts (MACs), and other indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, whether single award or multiple award. It also includes Federal Supply Schedule Contracts (including Blanket Purchase Agreement under Subpart 8.4).
(1) Follow the publication procedures at 5.201.
(2) In addition, notices of proposed contract actions are required for orders of $25,000, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act, which are issued under task or delivery order contracts. This does not include modifications to existing orders, but these modifications are covered postaward, see 5.705. These notices are for “informational purposes only,” therefore, 5.203 does not apply. Contracting officers should concurrently use their usual solicitation practice (e.g., e-Buy).
(b) Contracting officers shall identify proposed contract actions, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act, by using the following instructions which are also available in the Recovery FAQs under “Buyers/Engineers” at the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE) (https://www.fbo.gov);
(2) If using the GPE directly, select the “yes” radio button for the “Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act action” field on the “Notice Details” form (Step 2) located below the “NAICS Code” field. In addition, enter the word “Recovery” as the first word in the title filed.
Follow usual publication procedures at 5.301, except that the following supersede the exception at 5.301(b)(2) through (7):
(1) Publicize the award notice for any action exceeding $500,000, funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act, including—
(i) If submitting notices electronically via ftp or email, enter the work “Recovery” as the first word in the title field.
(b) Regardless of dollar value, if the contract action, including all modifications and orders under task or delivery order contracts, is not both fixed-price and competitively awarded, publicize the award notice and include in the description the rationale for using other than a fixed-priced and/or competitive approach. Include in the description a statement specifically noting if the contract action was not awarded competitively, or was not fixed-price, or was neither competitive nor fixed-price. These notices and the rational will be available to the public at the GPE, so do not include any proprietary information or information that would compromise national security. The following table provides examples for when a rationale is required.
(1) A contract is competitively awarded and is fixed-price.
(2) A contract is awarded that is not fixed-price.
(3) A contract is awarded without competition.
(4) An order is issued under a new or existing single award IDIQ contract.
Required if order is made under a contract described in
(5) An order is issued under a new or existing multiple award IDIQ contract.
(6) A modification is issued.
(7) A contract or order is awarded pursuant to a small business contracting authority (e.g., SBA’s section 8(a) program).
(c) Contracting officers shall use the instructions at the available in the Recovery FAQs under “Buyers/Engineers” at the GPE (https://www.fbo.gov ) to identify actions funded in whole or in part by the Recovery Act.