[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: 48CFR15.204-5]

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            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. 15.204-5  Part IV--Representations and Instructions.

    The contracting officer shall prepare the representations and 
instructions as follows:
    (a) Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements 
of offerors. Include in this section those solicitation provisions that 
require representations, certifications, or the submission of other 
information by offerors.
    (b) Section L, Instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors or 
respondents. Insert in this section solicitation provisions and other 
information and instructions not required elsewhere to guide offerors or 
respondents in preparing proposals or responses to requests for 
information. Prospective offerors or respondents may be instructed to 
submit proposals or information in a specific format or severable parts 
to facilitate evaluation. The instructions may specify further 
organization of proposal or response parts, such as--
    (1) Administrative;

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    (2) Management;
    (3) Technical;
    (4) Past performance; and
    (5) Cost or pricing data (see Table 15-2 of 15.408) or information 
other than cost or pricing data.
    (c) Section M, Evaluation factors for award. Identify all 
significant factors and any significant subfactors that will be 
considered in awarding the contract and their relative importance (see 
15.304(d)). The contracting officer shall insert one of the phrases in 
15.304(e).