# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Preaward Debriefings
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 1996-12-31 · 61 FR 69288
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-32807
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 69288
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 5
- **Publication date:** 1996-12-31
- **DOD docket:** FAC 90-44
## Abstract

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 4104 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. The rule requires that, prior to contract award, contracting officers provide a debriefing to any interested offeror on the reasons for that offeror's exclusion from the competitive range in a competitive negotiation. This regulatory action was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993. This is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. The Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 was subsequently renamed the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/12/31/96-32807/federal-acquisition-regulation-preaward-debriefings)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*