[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: 48CFR5.201]

[Page 83-84]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 5_PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart 5.2_Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions
 
Sec.  5.201  General.


    (a) As required by the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)) and the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416), agencies must 
make notices of proposed contract actions available as specified in 
paragraph (b) of this section.
    (b)(1) For acquisitions of supplies and services, other than those 
covered by the exceptions in 5.202 and the special

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situations in 5.205, the contracting officer must transmit a notice to 
the GPE, for each proposed--
    (i) Contract action meeting the threshold in 5.101(a)(1);
    (ii) Modification to an existing contract for additional supplies or 
services that meets the threshold in 5.101(a)(1); or
    (iii) Contract action in any amount when advantageous to the 
Government.
    (2) When transmitting notices to FACNET, contracting officers must 
ensure the notice is forwarded to the GPE.
    (c) The primary purposes of the notice are to improve small business 
access to acquisition information and enhance competition by identifying 
contracting and subcontracting opportunities.
    (d) The GPE may be accessed via the Internet at http://
www.fedbizopps.gov.

[66 FR 27410, May 16, 2001, as amended at 68 FR 56678, Oct. 1, 2003]