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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">PGI 205.102-70</ph>  Exception for prototype projects for follow-on production contracts.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p "> (a) <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Policy.</i> The Solicitation Module within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment, accessible at <xref href="https://piee.eb.mil"
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         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p "> (1) The Solicitation Module—</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i) Provides a single face to industry for accessing DoD solicitations and attachments; </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii) Ensures time stamps for submissions are collected electronically, and records are retained in the contract file; </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(iii) Provides a means to upload very large and varied solicitation attachments; </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(iv) Provides the ability to restrict access to a limited group of identified offerors; and </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(v) Automatically posts the required synopsis or other presolicitation notice, solicitation, or combined synopsis and solicitation, as applicable, in the Governmentwide point of entry (https://www.sam.gov) in accordance with FAR subpart 5.2. </p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(b) Procedures. Effective October 1, 2026, unless an exception applies, contracting officers shall use the Solicitation Module for publishing unclassified solicitations and for receiving offers and quotes. </p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(1) Exceptions. </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i) The Solicitation Module may be used, but is not required, for— </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A) Requests for offers or quotes when limiting competition to a single source; </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(B) Actions using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR subpart 13.3; </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(C) Actions using emergency acquisition flexibilities in accordance with FAR subpart 18.2; or </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(D) Actions to be awarded outside the United States. </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii) The Solicitation Module may not be used for the following types of actions until the capability is developed in the Module: </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A) Broad agency announcements. </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(B) Requests for offers or quotes for task orders or delivery orders under indefinite-delivery type contracts, blanket purchase agreements, or basic ordering agreements. </p>
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