[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: 48CFR5.201]



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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. 5.201  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]