Pre-Award, Award, and Post-Award notifications to offerors eliminated from competition shall be:

Pre-Award, Award, and Post-Award notifications to offerors eliminated from competition shall be:

• A. Given promptly and shall include information that further proposal revisions will not be accepted
• B. Posted publicly after award
• C. Sent only to the successful bidder
• D. Not required to be issued

Answer: (A)

When a negotiation is conducted under FAR Part 15, communications with every offeror who was not selected are essential. Offerors eliminated from competition must receive prompt written notice that the competition has concluded for them and that further proposal revisions will not be accepted. This provides clarity and finality, preventing last-minute revisions and ensuring the process remains fair and efficient. It also helps set expectations and reduces uncertainty for the offerors, while still leaving room for a formal debriefing if requested. Public posting after award isn’t required and isn’t the mechanism for these notices, and the communications aren’t limited to the successful bidder. Those notifications are a required part of closing out the competition, not optional.