[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR14.211]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 14_SEALED BIDDING--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart 14.2_Solicitation of Bids
 
Sec.  14.211  Release of acquisition information.

    (a) Before solicitation. Information concerning proposed 
acquisitions shall not be released outside the Government before 
solicitation except for presolicitation notices in accordance with 
14.205 or 36.213-2, or long-range acquisition estimates in accordance 
with 5.404, or synopses in accordance with 5.201. Within the Government, 
such information shall be restricted to those having a legitimate 
interest. Releases of information shall be made (1) to all prospective 
bidders, and (2) as nearly as possible at the same time, so that one 
prospective bidder shall not be given unfair advantage over another. See 
3.104 regarding requirements for proprietary and source selection 
information

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including access to and disclosure thereof.
    (b) After solicitation. Discussions with prospective bidders 
regarding a solicitation shall be conducted and technical or other 
information shall be transmitted only by the contracting officer or 
superiors having contractual authority or by others specifically 
authorized. Such personnel shall not furnish any information to a 
prospective bidder that alone or together with other information may 
afford an advantage over others. However, general information that would 
not be prejudicial to other prospective bidders may be furnished upon 
request; e.g., explanation of a particular contract clause or a 
particular condition of the schedule in the invitation for bids, and 
more specific information or clarifications may be furnished by amending 
the solicitation (see 14.208).

[48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1738, Jan. 11, 1985; 
50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985; 55 FR 36795, Sept. 6, 1990; 62 FR 272, Jan. 
2, 1997; 68 FR 43856, July 24, 2003]