9000-AO08 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 9000 DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR) FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2020-005, Explanations to Unsuccessful Offerors on Certain Orders Under Task and Delivery Order Contracts

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92).  For awards of certain task or delivery orders, section 874 provides unsuccessful offerors the opportunity to request in writing an explanation as to why their offer was unsuccessful. Contracting offers are required to provide a brief explanation, including the rationale for award and an evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the offeror's offer.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 48 CFR 16 40 U.S.C. 121(c) 10 U.S.C. ch. 4 10 U.S.C. ch. 137 legacy provisions 10 U.S.C. 3016 51 U.S.C. 20113 No NPRM 06/00/2023 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/2023 Yes Businesses Federal No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Yes No Michael Jackson O. Procurement Analyst 9000 DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR) FAR 202 208-4949 michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov 1800 F Street, NW, Washington DC 20405