(a)(1) The contracting officer shall send the information listed in items (a)(2) of this section to the Headquarters Office of Procurement, Program Operations Division via NASA Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) at least three (3) workdays prior to the planned public announcement. The contracting officer shall contact the Program Operations Division by telephone immediately prior to the impending electronic transmission. The contact must be “live”; leaving a voicemail is not sufficient, as there is no guarantee that a person so notified will be available to properly receive and handle the public announcement.
(3) The Headquarters Office of Legislative Affairs will coordinate the date of public announcement with the Headquarters Office of Public Affairs. The Headquarters Office of Public Affairs will then coordinate with the installation Public Affairs Office.
(i) The Headquarters Office of Legislative Affairs will coordinate the timing for notifying offerors with the contracting officer such that the offerors are notified prior to Congress, and Congress is notified prior to public announcement.
(ii) Installations may proceed with award and local release of the information after the Headquarters Office of Public Affairs makes the public announcement, which occurs at 5:00 PM ET on the agreed upon date, consistent with FAR 5.303.
