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CHAPTER 10ONE-ON-ONE PRESOLICITATION MEETINGS

Per FAR 15.201, one-on-one meetings are one method government agencies use to acquire or share information with potential offerors and others involved in the acquisition process. The FAR states that one-on-one preproposal meetings (which would include any presolicitation meetings) that are “substantially involved with contract terms and conditions should involve the contracting officer.” Note the language used here. First, the phrase “contract terms and conditions” presumably excludes matters that would apply to only the solicitation, such as proposal preparation instructions and proposal evaluation ...