DFARS 215.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 215.506
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 15.506 Postaward debriefing of offerors
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41483 Effective Oct 1, 2025
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(b) Notwithstanding FAR 15.506(b), when requested by a successful or unsuccessful offeror, a written or oral debriefing is required for contract awards valued at $15 million or more (section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91)).
(d) In addition to the requirements of FAR 15.506(d), the minimum debriefing information shall include the following:
(i) For award of a contract in excess of $15 million and not in excess of $150 million with a small business or nontraditional defense contractor, an option for the small business or nontraditional defense contractor to request disclosure of the agency’s written source selection decision document, redacted to protect the confidential and proprietary information of other offerors for the contract award.
(ii) For award of a contract in excess of $150 million, disclosure of the agency’s written source selection decision document, redacted to protect the confidential and proprietary information of other offerors for the contract award.
(e) If the Government exercises the authority provided in 239.7305 (d), the debriefing shall not reveal any information that is determined to be withheld from disclosure in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3252 (see subpart 239.73).
Contents
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215.506-70 Opportunity for follow-up questions
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR Part 15(d) Contracting by Negotiation
- DFARS 239.7305(d) Exclusion and limitation on disclosure
- DFARS Subpart 239.73 Requirements for Information Relating to Supply Chain Risk
Quick answers
What is DFARS 215.506?
DFARS 215.506 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Postaward debriefing of offerors".
When was DFARS 215.506 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002)" (90 FR 41483), published Aug 25, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.
Are changes to DFARS 215.506 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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