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15.507 - Protests against award | FAR Navigator

15.507

Protests against award

FAR 15.507 ensures transparency by requiring contracting officers to provide key debriefing and nonproprietary information to offerors if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals within one year of award.

Overview

FAR 15.507 outlines the procedures for handling protests against contract awards in negotiated acquisitions. It directs contracting officers to follow the protest procedures in FAR Part 33 and encourages the use of agency protest procedures that include alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as per Executive Order 12979. If a protest leads the agency to issue a new solicitation or request revised proposals within one year of the original award, the contracting officer must provide specific information to prospective or eligible offerors. This includes information shared during debriefings about the successful offeror’s proposal and other nonproprietary information that would have been provided to original offerors.

Key Rules

Protest Handling
- Protests must be managed according to FAR Part 33, with ADR encouraged for both preaward and postaward protests.
Information Disclosure After Protest
- If a protest results in a new solicitation or request for revised proposals within one year, the contracting officer must share debriefing and nonproprietary information with relevant offerors.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must follow FAR Part 33 for protests, encourage ADR, and provide required information to offerors if a new solicitation or revised proposals are issued due to a protest.
Contractors: Should be aware of their rights to information if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals.
Agencies: Should support ADR and ensure transparency in the protest process.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness in the protest process for negotiated acquisitions.
Contractors benefit from access to information that can improve their future proposals.
Failure to provide required information can lead to further disputes or challenges.

Negotiated Acquisitions

Postaward Protests

Preaward Protests

Protests within 1 Year of Award

Disclose information given in original debriefings about the successful offeror’s proposal.

Encourage use of agency protest procedures with ADR provisions per Executive Order 12979.

Handle protests in accordance with FAR Part 33.

If a protest leads to a new request for revised proposals within 1 year, provide required information to competitive range offerors asked to submit revised proposals.

If a protest leads to a new solicitation within 1 year, provide required information to all prospective offerors.

Provide other nonproprietary information that would have been given to original offerors.

References done in this section

15.5Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes

33Protests, Disputes, and Appeals

15.507

Protests against award

FAR 15.507 ensures transparency by requiring contracting officers to provide key debriefing and nonproprietary information to offerors if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals within one year of award.

Overview

Key Rules

Protest Handling
- Protests must be managed according to FAR Part 33, with ADR encouraged for both preaward and postaward protests.
Information Disclosure After Protest
- If a protest results in a new solicitation or request for revised proposals within one year, the contracting officer must share debriefing and nonproprietary information with relevant offerors.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must follow FAR Part 33 for protests, encourage ADR, and provide required information to offerors if a new solicitation or revised proposals are issued due to a protest.
Contractors: Should be aware of their rights to information if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals.
Agencies: Should support ADR and ensure transparency in the protest process.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness in the protest process for negotiated acquisitions.
Contractors benefit from access to information that can improve their future proposals.
Failure to provide required information can lead to further disputes or challenges.

Negotiated Acquisitions

Postaward Protests

Preaward Protests

Protests within 1 Year of Award

Disclose information given in original debriefings about the successful offeror’s proposal.

Encourage use of agency protest procedures with ADR provisions per Executive Order 12979.

Handle protests in accordance with FAR Part 33.

If a protest leads to a new request for revised proposals within 1 year, provide required information to competitive range offerors asked to submit revised proposals.

If a protest leads to a new solicitation within 1 year, provide required information to all prospective offerors.

Provide other nonproprietary information that would have been given to original offerors.

References done in this section

15.5Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes

33Protests, Disputes, and Appeals

15.507

Protests against award

FAR 15.507 ensures transparency by requiring contracting officers to provide key debriefing and nonproprietary information to offerors if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals within one year of award.

Overview

Key Rules

Protest Handling
- Protests must be managed according to FAR Part 33, with ADR encouraged for both preaward and postaward protests.
Information Disclosure After Protest
- If a protest results in a new solicitation or request for revised proposals within one year, the contracting officer must share debriefing and nonproprietary information with relevant offerors.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must follow FAR Part 33 for protests, encourage ADR, and provide required information to offerors if a new solicitation or revised proposals are issued due to a protest.
Contractors: Should be aware of their rights to information if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals.
Agencies: Should support ADR and ensure transparency in the protest process.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness in the protest process for negotiated acquisitions.
Contractors benefit from access to information that can improve their future proposals.
Failure to provide required information can lead to further disputes or challenges.

15.507

Protests against award

FAR 15.507 ensures transparency by requiring contracting officers to provide key debriefing and nonproprietary information to offerors if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals within one year of award.

Overview

Key Rules

Protest Handling
- Protests must be managed according to FAR Part 33, with ADR encouraged for both preaward and postaward protests.
Information Disclosure After Protest
- If a protest results in a new solicitation or request for revised proposals within one year, the contracting officer must share debriefing and nonproprietary information with relevant offerors.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must follow FAR Part 33 for protests, encourage ADR, and provide required information to offerors if a new solicitation or revised proposals are issued due to a protest.
Contractors: Should be aware of their rights to information if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals.
Agencies: Should support ADR and ensure transparency in the protest process.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness in the protest process for negotiated acquisitions.
Contractors benefit from access to information that can improve their future proposals.
Failure to provide required information can lead to further disputes or challenges.

15.507

Protests against award

FAR 15.507 ensures transparency by requiring contracting officers to provide key debriefing and nonproprietary information to offerors if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals within one year of award.

Overview

Key Rules

Protest Handling
- Protests must be managed according to FAR Part 33, with ADR encouraged for both preaward and postaward protests.
Information Disclosure After Protest
- If a protest results in a new solicitation or request for revised proposals within one year, the contracting officer must share debriefing and nonproprietary information with relevant offerors.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must follow FAR Part 33 for protests, encourage ADR, and provide required information to offerors if a new solicitation or revised proposals are issued due to a protest.
Contractors: Should be aware of their rights to information if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals.
Agencies: Should support ADR and ensure transparency in the protest process.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness in the protest process for negotiated acquisitions.
Contractors benefit from access to information that can improve their future proposals.
Failure to provide required information can lead to further disputes or challenges.

15.507

Protests against award

FAR 15.507 ensures transparency by requiring contracting officers to provide key debriefing and nonproprietary information to offerors if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals within one year of award.

Overview

Key Rules

Protest Handling
- Protests must be managed according to FAR Part 33, with ADR encouraged for both preaward and postaward protests.
Information Disclosure After Protest
- If a protest results in a new solicitation or request for revised proposals within one year, the contracting officer must share debriefing and nonproprietary information with relevant offerors.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must follow FAR Part 33 for protests, encourage ADR, and provide required information to offerors if a new solicitation or revised proposals are issued due to a protest.
Contractors: Should be aware of their rights to information if a protest leads to a new solicitation or revised proposals.
Agencies: Should support ADR and ensure transparency in the protest process.

Practical Implications

This section ensures transparency and fairness in the protest process for negotiated acquisitions.
Contractors benefit from access to information that can improve their future proposals.
Failure to provide required information can lead to further disputes or challenges.

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