CHAPTER 15
Reviewing the Award Document
(FAR 4.8, 33.102, 37.103, and 37.104)
The FAR does not provide instructions on legal reviews for award documents, but it does provide examples of records that should be maintained in the agency contract files (FAR 4.803, Contents of Contract Files). The 24th example is “required approvals of award and evidence of legal review.” Some agencies, however, do not submit award documents to their legal office for review. An acquisition audit performed on 49 contract files by an agency inspector general reported that many of the files contained inadequate legal reviews or none at all.
Having legal counsel review award documents for legal sufficiency is even more important than obtaining legal review for a solicitation. ...
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