[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 48CFR315.306]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                  CHAPTER 3--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 315_CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart 315.3_Source Selection

 

Sec. 315.306  Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.



    (d) Exchanges with offerors after establishment of the competitive 

range. The contracting officer and project officer should discuss the 

uncertainties and/or deficiencies that are included in the technical 

evaluation report for each proposal in the competitive range. Technical 

questions should be developed by the project officer and/or the 

technical evaluation panel and should be included in the technical 

evaluation report. The management, past performance and cost or price 

questions should be prepared by the contracting officer with assistance 

from the project officer and/or panel as required. The method of 

requesting offerors in the competitive range to submit the additional 

information will vary depending on the complexity of the questions, the 

extent



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of additional information requested, the time needed to analyze the 

responses, and the time frame for making the award. However, to the 

extent practicable, all questions and answers should be in writing. Each 

offeror in the competitive range shall be given an equitable period of 

time for preparation of responses to questions to the extent 

practicable. The questions should be developed so as to disclose the 

ambiguities, uncertainties, and deficiencies of the offeror.