48 CFR Part 605 — Publicizing Contract Actions

PART 605—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 40 U.S.C. 121(c) and 48 CFR chapter 1. Source: 53 FR 26164, July 11, 1988, unless otherwise noted. Subpart 605.2—Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions 605.202 Exceptions. 605.202-70 Foreign acquisitions. (a) Policy. (b) Procedures. (c) Competition requirements. (d) Policy exclusions. [60 FR 39662, Aug. 3, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 43621, Aug. 11, 1999; 69 FR 19331, Apr. 13, 2004] 605.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses. (a)(1) Contracting officers at overseas posts shall submit notices of proposed contract actions to A/OPE for electronic transmittal to the GPE. Alternately, posts may obtain a user ID and password that allows direct registration and issuance of the notice in the GPE. Posts should contact A/OPE for assistance in obtaining the ID and password if they choose to directly input the notice information. [80 FR 6917, Feb. 9, 2015] 605.207-70 Acquisitions available from only one responsible source. In addition to the information required at FAR 5.207, each notice of a proposed acquisition from only one responsible source shall include descriptions of the specific qualifications or capabilities required to perform the work and the information a potential source must submit. [53 FR 26164, July 11, 1988, as amended at 69 FR 19331, Apr. 13, 2004] Subpart 605.3—Synopses of Contract Awards 605.303 Announcement of contract awards. (a) Contracting officers shall make information available on awards over $10 million to the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, upon request, in sufficient time for an announcement by 5:00 p.m. Washington, DC time on the day of the award. This requirement applies only to awards made by domestic contracting activities where performance will take place within the United States or its possessions. [59 FR 66755, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 43621, Aug. 11, 1999; 69 FR 19331, Apr. 13, 2004] Subpart 605.4—Release of Information 605.403 Requests from Members of Congress. The Procurement Executive is the agency head for the purposes of FAR 5.403. [59 FR 66755, Dec. 28, 1994, as amended at 72 FR 45695, Aug. 15, 2007] 605.404 Release of long-range acquisition estimates. 605.404-1 Release procedures. The Procurement Executive is the agency head's designee for the purposes of FAR 5.404-1(a) and the agency head for the purposes of FAR 5.404-1(b). [55 FR 5774, Feb. 16, 1990] Subpart 605.5—Paid Advertisements 605.502 Authority. (a) For paid advertisements in newspapers within the United States, the head of the contracting activity is the agency head's designee for the purposes of FAR 5.502(a). For acquisitions by overseas posts necessitating paid advertisements in newspapers outside the United States, the head of the contracting activity is the agency's head's designee for the purposes of FAR 5.502(a). When the head of the contracting activity is the contracting officer for the acquisition, no further approvals are necessary. [59 FR 66755, Dec. 28, 1994]

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