[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR15.202]

[Page 248]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 15--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart 15.2--Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information
 
Sec. 15.202  Advisory multi-step process.

    (a) The agency may publish a presolicitation notice (see 5.204) that 
provides a general description of the scope or purpose of the 
acquisition and invites potential offerors to submit information that 
allows the Government to advise the offerors about their potential to be 
viable competitors. The presolicitation notice should identify the 
information that must be submitted and the criteria that will be used in 
making the initial evaluation. Information sought may be limited to a 
statement of qualifications and other appropriate information (e.g., 
proposed technical concept, past performance, and limited pricing 
information). At a minimum, the notice shall contain sufficient 
information to permit a potential offeror to make an informed decision 
about whether to participate in the acquisition. This process should not 
be used for multi-step acquisitions where it would result in offerors 
being required to submit identical information in response to the notice 
and in response to the initial step of the acquisition.
    (b) The agency shall evaluate all responses in accordance with the 
criteria stated in the notice, and shall advise each respondent in 
writing either that it will be invited to participate in the resultant 
acquisition or, based on the information submitted, that it is unlikely 
to be a viable competitor. The agency shall advise respondents 
considered not to be viable competitors of the general basis for that 
opinion. The agency shall inform all respondents that, notwithstanding 
the advice provided by the Government in response to their submissions, 
they may participate in the resultant acquisition.