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Title 48Federal Acquisition Regulations SystemPart / Section
Chapter 2Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense200 – 299
Subchapter CContracting Methods and Contract Types213 – 218
Part 215Contracting by Negotiation215.101 – 215.604
Subpart 215.1Source Selection Processes and Techniques215.101 – 215.101-71
215.101Best value continuum.
215.101-2Lowest price technically acceptable source selection process.
215.101-2-70Limitations and prohibitions.
215.101-70Best value when acquiring tents or other temporary structures.
215.101-71Tradeoff process when acquiring fuel for overseas contingency operations.
Subpart 215.2Solicitation and Receipt of Proposals and Information215.203-70 – 215.270
215.203-70Requests for proposals—tiered evaluation of offers.
215.205Issuing solicitations.
215.209Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
215.270Peer Reviews.
Subpart 215.3Source Selection215.300 – 215.371-6
Subpart 215.4Contract Pricing215.401 – 215.470
Subpart 215.5Preaward, Award, and Postaward Notifications, Protests, and Mistakes215.503 – 215.570
215.503Notifications to unsuccessful offerors.
215.506Postaward debriefing of offerors.
215.506-70Opportunity for follow-up questions.
215.570Solicitation provision.
Subpart 215.6Unsolicited Proposals215.602 – 215.604
215.602Policy.
215.604Agency points of contact.