1647. PREAWARD DEBRIEFINGS

1647 PREAWARD DEBRIEFINGS 1647.1 Offerors excluded from the competitive range or otherwise excluded from the competition before award may submit a written request for a preaward debriefing to the contracting officer. 1647.2 The contracting officer shall make reasonable efforts to debrief the unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable, unless the Director determines that to do so is not in the best interest of the District. 1647.3 A preaward debriefing shall include, at a minimum: The District’s evaluation of significant elements in the offeror’s proposal; A summary of the rationale for eliminating the offeror from the competition; and Reasonable responses to relevant questions about whether source selection procedures contained in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed. 1647.4 A preaward debriefing shall not disclose: The number of offerors; The identity of another offeror; The content of another offeror’s proposal; The ranking of other offerors; The evaluation of other offerors; or Any information prohibited by § 1648.3(b) of this chapter. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1136 (February 1, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 9252 (July 3, 2015). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Contracts and Procurement 27 DCMR § 1647