48 CFR § 2816.505 - 2816.505 Ordering.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s2816.505"
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title: "48 CFR § 2816.505 - 2816.505   Ordering."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "2816.505"
section_name: "2816.505   Ordering."
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "2816"
part_name: "TYPES OF CONTRACTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "28 U.S.C. 510; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 28 CFR 0.75(j) and 28 CFR 0.76(j)."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 47118, Aug. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2816.505 2816.505   Ordering.

(a) Justifications for exceptions to the fair opportunity process specified in FAR 16.505(b)(2) shall be approved in accordance with JAR 2806.304.

(b) In accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(8), the DOJ task order and delivery order ombudsman is the DOJ Competition Advocate.

(c) HCAs shall designate a bureau task order and delivery order ombudsman. This person may be the bureau Competition Advocate.

(d) Bureau ombudsmen shall review and resolve complaints from contractors concerning task or delivery orders placed by the bureau.

(e) Contractors not satisfied with the resolution of a complaint by a bureau ombudsman may request the DOJ ombudsman to review the complaint.