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AIDAR PART 705 -- PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS


PART 705 -- PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS


PART 705 -- PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS

705.002 Policy.

SUBPART 705.2 -- SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTIONS.

705.202 Exceptions.

705.207 Preparation and transmittal of certain synopses

SUBPART 705.5 – PAID ADVERTISEMENTS

705.502 Authority.

Authority: Sec. 621, Pub. L. 87-195, 75 Stat. 445, (22 U.S.C. 2381) as amended; E.O. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673; 3 CFR 1979 Comp., p. 435.

PART 705 -- PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS

705.002 Policy.

(a) USAID’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization maintains an USAID Consultant Registry Information System (ACRIS), which serves as a reference source and an indication of a prospective contractor’s interest in performing USAID contracts. Prospective contractors are invited to file the appropriate form (Standard Forms 254/255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire; or USAID Form 1420-50, USAID Consultant Registry Information System (ACRIS) Organization and Individual Profile) with USAID’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C. 20523-1414--Attention: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization).

These forms should be updated annually.

(b) USAID policy is to include all Commerce Business Daily Notices and solicitations on the Internet.

SUBPART 705.2 -- SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTIONS.

705.202 Exceptions.

(a) [Reserved]

(b) The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development has determined after consultation with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, that advance notice is not appropriate or reasonable for contract actions described in 706.302-70(b)(1) through (b)(3).

(c) Advance notice is not required for contract actions undertaken in accordance with 706.302-71.

705.207 Preparation and transmittal of certain synopses.

The responsible contracting officer shall notify USAID’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) at least seven business days before publicizing a solicitation in the Commerce Business Daily for an acquisition:

(a) Which is to be funded from amounts referred to in section 706.302-71(a); and

(b) Which is expected to exceed $100,000.

For exceptions, see 726.7005.

SUBPART 705.5 -- PAID ADVERTISEMENTS

705.502 Authority.

(a) The M/OAA Director, acting as head of the Agency under the authority of 701.601(a)(1), hereby authorizes USAID contracting officers to place paid advertisements and notices in newspapers and periodicals. Contracting officers shall document the contract file to reflect consideration of the requirements of (48 CFR) FAR 5.101(b)(4).

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