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         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">515.3702-2</ph> Exclusions and exemptions.</title>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph> Exclusions.
The following are excluded from the INFORM post-award communication
process:</p>
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							              <p id="id2193D90F0XK" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph> Acquisitions
expected to award ten (10) or more contracts or awards in response
to a solicitation. Multiple award contracts include but are not
limited to, the Federal Supply Schedules (FSS), various Government-Wide
IDIQs and GWACs,. The City Pairs Program (CPP) is also excluded.
This exclusion does not extend to orders or BPAs placed against
the multiple award contracts;</p>
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							              <p id="id2193D90J0L7" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph> Acquisitions
that use the lowest price technically acceptable source selection
process (see FAR 15.101-2(c));</p>
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							              <p id="id2193D90J0TS" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph> Non-competitive
sole source procurements;</p>
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							              <p id="id2193D90K0NW" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(4)</ph> Mandatory
sources identified in FAR 8.002(a) and 8.003, <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">e.g.</i>, Federal
Prison Industries, AbilityOne;</p>
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							              <p id="id2193D90K0AX" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(5)</ph> Emergency
acquisitions conducted under the procedures outlined in FAR part
18; and</p>
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							              <p id="id2193D90L0L7" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(6)</ph> The
acquisition of leasehold interests in real property.</p>
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					          <p id="id2193D90602L" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph> Exemptions.
Heads of Contracting Activity (HCAs) may exempt an acquisition from
the requirements of this section when it is in the best interest
of the Government.</p>
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