Release of Solicitations: in Advance of Funding Availability

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Except for solicitations and contracts issued in accordance with FAR 32.703-2(a) and clause 52.232-18, Availability of Funds, follow the
        procedures below when issuing solicitations in advance of available funds:
         (a) The following statement must be included in any such solicitation:
        “Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No
        award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government
        reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In
        the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to
        reimburse an offeror for any costs.” 
         
         (b) When the resulting contract is to be funded by Procurement or
        Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation appropriations, the program/requirement must be
        included in the President’s budget as submitted to Congress, and the program manager must
        provide the contracting officer a written statement, indicating the program's inclusion. The
        statement must be coordinated with FM at the Center level (or equivalent) or as delegated to
        FM Organizational Senior Functional (OSF) that these investment funds will be used for the
        proposed acquisition and, although not presently available, a reasonable expectation exists
        that funding will be authorized and available upon enactment of the Authorization and
        Appropriations Acts.
         (c) For solicitations for programs funded by the National Guard and
        Reserve Equipment Account when the Defense Appropriations Act is signed into law, for the
        Air National Guard Bureau, and/or Air Force Reserve Command, the Air National Guard or
        Reserve program manager must confirm that funds have been identified for the acquisition. 
         (d) Except for solicitations for operational contracting supply
        requirements less than $1M and funded with annual appropriations, the
        MAJCOM/FLDCOM/DRU/DAFRCO Requiring Activity Functional Commander/Director, SCO, and
        Comptroller, or their appointed representatives, must jointly agree in writing to authorize
        the operational contracting office to issue solicitations when it is anticipated that the
        contract(s) will be funded, but funds are not yet available.