AFARS PART 24

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SUBPART 24.2--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

24.202 Policy.

(a) Contracting officers shall follow instructions in AR 25-55 for the release of acquisition information. AR 360-5 contains policies for private entities holding Army contracts. Policy on the release of intelligence material to contractors is in AR 381-1.

(b)(i) If the contracting officer concludes that some or all information requested should be denied, the contracting officer shall prepare the proposed response in accordance with AR 25-55, allowing time for compliance with the time constraints of the AR. The letter shall conclude with a paragraph worded substantially as follows:

Include copies of the records recommended for denial. Contracting officers in the AMC and the USACE shall then follow the procedures specified by their headquarters. Contracting officers in all other contracting activities shall forward the proposed response to the HCA or designee. The authority granted to the ASA(RDA) to act on requests for procurement records under the Freedom of Information Act, except those under the purview of the Chief of Engineers and the Commander, AMC, is redelegated to the Director for Contracting and further redelegated to the HCAs. The HCAs may redelegate this authority only to the PARCs.

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