{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-334.202","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 334.202","heading":"334.202 Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs).","body":"(a) An IBR normally should be conducted as a post-award activity. A pre-award IBR may be conducted only if—\n(1) The acquisition plan contains documentation that demonstrates the need and rationale for a pre-award IBR, including an assessment of the impact on the source selection schedule and the expected benefits;\n(2) The use of a pre-award IBR is approved in writing by the head of the contracting activity prior to the issuance of the solicitation;\n(3) The source selection plan and solicitation specifically addresses how the results of a pre-award IBR will be used during source selection, including any weight to be given to it in source evaluation; and\n(4) Specific arrangements are made, and budget authority is provided, to compensate all offerors who prepare for or participate in a pre-award IBR; and the solicitation informs prospective offerors of the means for and conditions of such compensation.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 3—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 334—MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION","Subpart 334.2—Earned Value Management System"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"f467e21d78806da4fb4521c9e90e35643f2e23f5dc9fb1bf865c663a5c1c3f47","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-334.201","next":"us/48-cfr-335.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}