[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR15.202]



[Page 256-257]

 

            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 15_CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart 15.2_Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information

 

Sec. 15.202  Advisory multi-step process.



    (a) The agency may publish a presolicitation notice (see 5.204) that 

provides a general description of the scope or purpose of the 

acquisition and invites potential offerors to submit information that 

allows the Government to advise the offerors about their potential to be 

viable competitors. The presolicitation notice should identify the 

information that must be submitted and the criteria that will be used in 

making the initial evaluation. Information sought may be limited to a 

statement of qualifications and other appropriate information (e.g., 

proposed technical concept, past performance, and limited pricing 

information). At a minimum, the notice shall contain sufficient 

information to permit a potential offeror to make an informed decision 

about whether to participate in the acquisition. This process should not 

be used for multi-step acquisitions where it would result in offerors 

being required to submit identical information in response to the notice 

and in response to the initial step of the acquisition.

    (b) The agency shall evaluate all responses in accordance with the 

criteria stated in the notice, and shall advise each respondent in 

writing either that it will be invited to participate in the



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resultant acquisition or, based on the information submitted, that it is 

unlikely to be a viable competitor. The agency shall advise respondents 

considered not to be viable competitors of the general basis for that 

opinion. The agency shall inform all respondents that, notwithstanding 

the advice provided by the Government in response to their submissions, 

they may participate in the resultant acquisition.