48 CFR § 1415.201 - 1415.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.

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title: "48 CFR § 1415.201 - 1415.201   Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1415.201"
section_name: "1415.201   Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals."
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
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part_name: "CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION"
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authority: "Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, 40 U.S.C. 486(c); and 5 U.S.C. 301."
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# 1415.201 1415.201   Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.

(a) Use of a presolicitation conference shall be approved at one level above the CO.

(b) A CO may issue a solicitation for information or planning purposes without a written justification and without obtaining a higher level of approval.