[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: 48CFR5.207]

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            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.  5.207  Preparation and transmittal of synopses.

    (a) Content. Each synopsis transmitted to the GPE must address the 
following data elements, as applicable:
    (1) Action Code.
    (2) Date.
    (3) Year.
    (4) Government Printing Office (GPO) Billing Account Code.
    (5) Contracting Office Zip Code.
    (6) Classification Code.
    (7) Contracting Office Address.
    (8) Subject.
    (9) Proposed Solicitation Number.
    (10) Opening and Closing Response Date.
    (11) Contact Point or Contracting Officer.

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    (12) Contract Award and Solicitation Number.
    (13) Contract Award Dollar Amount.
    (14) Contract Line Item Number.
    (15) Contract Award Date.
    (16) Contractor.
    (17) Description.
    (18) Place of Contract Performance.
    (19) Set-aside Status.
    (b) Transmittal. Transmissions to the GPE must be in accordance with 
the interface description available via the Internet at http://
www.fedbizopps.gov.
    (c) General format for ``Description.'' Prepare a clear and concise 
description of the supplies or services that is not unnecessarily 
restrictive of competition and will allow a prospective offeror to make 
an informed business judgment as to whether a copy of the solicitation 
should be requested including the following, as appropriate:
    (1) National Stock Number (NSN) if assigned.
    (2) Specification and whether an offeror, its product, or service 
must meet a qualification requirement in order to be eligible for award, 
and identification of the office from which additional information about 
the qualification requirement may be obtained (see subpart 9.2).
    (3) Manufacturer, including part number, drawing number, etc.
    (4) Size, dimensions, or other form, fit or functional description.
    (5) Predominant material of manufacture.
    (6) Quantity, including any options for additional quantities.
    (7) Unit of issue.
    (8) Destination information.
    (9) Delivery schedule.
    (10) Duration of the contract period.
    (11) For a proposed contract action in an amount estimated to be 
greater than $25,000 but not greater than the simplified acquisition 
threshold, enter--
    (i) A description of the procedures to be used in awarding the 
contract (e.g., request for oral or written quotation or solicitation); 
and
    (ii) The anticipated award date.
    (12) For Architect-Engineer projects and other projects for which 
the supply or service codes are insufficient, provide brief details with 
respect to: location, scope of services required, cost range and 
limitations, type of contract, estimated starting and completion dates, 
and any significant evaluation factors.
    (13) Numbered notes (see paragraph (e) of this section), including 
instructions for set-asides for small businesses.
    (14) In the case of noncompetitive contract actions (including those 
that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold), identify the 
intended source (see paragraph (e) of this section) and insert a 
statement of the reason justifying the lack of competition.
    (15) Insert a statement that all responsible sources may submit a 
bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
    (16) If solicitations synopsized through the GPE will not be made 
available through the GPE, provide information on how to obtain the 
solicitation.
    (17) If the solicitation will be made available to interested 
parties through electronic data interchange, provide any information 
necessary to obtain and respond to the solicitation electronically.
    (18) In the case of a very small business set-aside, identify the 
Designated Region (see Subpart 19.9).
    (19) If the technical data required to respond to the solicitation 
will not be furnished as part of such solicitation, identify the source 
in the Government, if any, from which the technical data may be 
obtained.
    (d) Set-asides. When the proposed acquisition provides for a total, 
partial, or very small business set-aside or a HUBZone small business 
set-aside, the appropriate Numbered Note will be cited.
    (e) Numbered notes. Numbered Notes are footnotes to be used by 
contracting officers to eliminate the unnecessary duplication of 
information that appears in various announcements. An explanation of the 
numbered notes appears at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.
    (f) Codes to be used in Synopses to identify services or supplies. 
Contracting officers must use one of the classification codes identified 
at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ to identify services or supplies in 
synopses.

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    (g) Cancellation of synopsis. Contracting officers should not 
publish notices of solicitation cancellations (or indefinite 
suspensions) of proposed contract actions in the GPE. Cancellations of 
solicitations must be made in accordance with 14.209 and 14.404-1.

[68 FR 56678, Oct. 1, 2003]