---
title: "Sort a clarification from a discussion after proposals are received"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/offer-every-tenderer-the-same-chance-to-correct-an-error-of-form/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-CO20261022-17-US"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Sort a clarification from a discussion after proposals are received

> List each offeror who was contacted after receipt, what was asked, whether a proposal revision was invited, and whether a competitive range had been set.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each offeror who was contacted after receipt, what was asked, whether a proposal revision was invited, and whether a competitive range had been set. Do not decide that an error is minor and do not score the proposals. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides which exchange is allowed. FAR 15.306(a) says clarifications are limited exchanges that may occur when award without discussions is contemplated. Offerors may be given a chance to clarify certain aspects, including past-performance information, or to resolve minor or clerical errors. Clarifications are not a duty to offer every offeror the same chance to correct a form error. If the solicitation says the Government intends to award without discussions and discussions are later held, the rationale shall be documented. Communications before the competitive range shall be held with offerors whose past performance is the determining factor keeping them out of the range, and may be held only with other offerors whose inclusion is uncertain. Those communications shall not cure deficiencies or material omissions, materially alter technical or cost elements, or otherwise revise the proposal. Discussions, under FAR 15.306(d), are negotiations after the competitive range is established, undertaken so the offeror may revise its proposal. The contracting officer must conduct them with each offeror in the range, and must at a minimum discuss deficiencies, significant weaknesses, and adverse past performance to which the offeror has not had a chance to respond, subject to the limits the section states. FAR 15.208 is the separate rule for whether a late submission is considered at all. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Offer every tenderer the same chance to correct an error of form](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/offer-every-tenderer-the-same-chance-to-correct-an-error-of-form.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each offeror who was contacted after receipt, what was asked, whether a proposal revision was invited, and whether a competitive range had been set. Do not decide that an error is minor and do not score the proposals.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The Australian rule that a form-error correction must be offered equitably to every tenderer is not the FAR clarifications rule. Clarifications are permitted, not required for every offeror.
- Paragraphs of FAR 15.306(d) after the minimum content of discussions were read through the elimination rule in (d)(5). Later mechanical steps in FAR 15.307 were not opened.

## Sources

- [FAR 15.306, Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals (acquisition.gov, FAC 2026-01, effective 13 March 2026)](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.306) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FAR 15.208, Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals (acquisition.gov, FAC 2026-01, effective 13 March 2026)](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.208) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*