This text is not in eCFR or DITA. It is extracted from the .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0003, which directs contracting officers to use it in place of the codified PGI. The parsed text is a convenience layer; the .docx attachment is authoritative.
(a) Policy. The Solicitation Module within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), accessible at https://piee.eb.mil, provides DoD a secure and auditable mechanism to request and receive proposals or quotes from industry.
(1) The Solicitation Module—
(i) Provides a single face to industry for accessing DoD solicitations and attachments;
(ii) Ensures time stamps for submissions are collected electronically, and records are retained in the contract file;
(iii) Provides a means to upload very large and varied solicitation attachments;
(iv) Provides the ability to restrict access to a limited group of identified offerors; and
(v) Automatically posts the required presolicitation notice, solicitation, or combined presolicitation notice and solicitation, as applicable, in the Governmentwide point
of entry (GPE) (https://www.sam.gov) in accordance with FAR subpart 5.1.
(b) Procedures. Effective October 1, 2026, unless an exception applies, contracting officers must use the Solicitation Module for publishing unclassified solicitations and for receiving offers and quotes.
(1) Exceptions. The Solicitation Module is not required for—
(i) Requests for offers or quotes when limiting competition to a single source;
(ii) Actions using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR
part 12.2 and 13;
(iii) Actions using emergency acquisition flexibilities in accordance with FAR part 18; or
(iv) Actions to be awarded outside the United States.
(v) Broad agency announcements.
(vi) Requests for offers or quotes for task orders or delivery orders under indefinite-delivery type contracts, blanket purchase agreements, or basic ordering agreements.
Authoritative source
Issued as an attachment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense memorandum for Class Deviation 2026-O0003, signed August 24, 2026. Verify against the attachment before relying on this text.
- .docx attachment for Class Deviation 2026-O0003
- Class Deviation 2026-O0003 memorandum (PDF)
- Class Deviation 2026-O0003 on part52.dev
Codified PGI
No codified counterpart is tracked for PGI 205.101-70. This section exists only in the Class Deviation.