Us Code § 3704 - Post-award debriefings
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§ 3704. Post-award debriefings
(a)
(b)
(c)
(1) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the offeror's offer;
(2) the overall evaluated cost and technical rating of the offer of the contractor awarded the contract and the overall evaluated cost and technical rating of the offer of the debriefed offeror;
(3) the overall ranking of all offers;
(4) a summary of the rationale for the award;
(5) in the case of a proposal that includes a commercial product that is an end item under the contract, the make and model of the item being provided in accordance with the offer of the contractor awarded the contract; and
(6) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the executive agency.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(1) the information provided in debriefings under this section regarding the offer of the contractor awarded the contract; and
(2) the same information that would have been provided to the original offerors.
(g)
(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3771; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §836(b)(15), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1864.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 3704(a) | 41:253b(e)(1) (1st sentence). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §303B(e), as added Pub. L. 103–355, title I, §1064(2), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3268; Pub. L. 104–106, title XLI, §4104(b)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 645. |
| 3704(b) | 41:253b(e)(1) (last sentence). | |
| 3704(c) | 41:253b(e)(2). | |
| 3704(d) | 41:253b(e)(3). | |
| 3704(e) | 41:253b(e)(4). | |
| 3704(f) | 41:253b(e)(5). | |
| 3704(g) | 41:253b(g) (related to 41:253b(e)). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §303B(g) (related to §303B(e)), as added Pub. L. 104–106, title XLI, §4104(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 645. |
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "commercial product" for "commercial item".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Jan. 1, 2020, subject to a savings provision, see section 836(h) of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment; Savings Provision note under section 453b of Title 6, Domestic Security.
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