FAR 52.201-1 — Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey

Solicitation provision · dated Sep 2023 · prescribed in FAR 1.102-3(b) · current through FAC 2026-01

In plain English

FAR 52.201-1, Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey, is a solicitation provision prescribed at FAR 1.102-3(b), most recently dated Sep 2023. The complete official text is reproduced below, verbatim, from GSA's published FAR source files.

Its text contains no sentence requiring insertion into subcontracts; see the flowdown section below for what that does and does not mean.

Does it flow down to subcontracts?

No flowdown mandate found in the clause text

This is a solicitation provision — it applies to offerors when submitting an offer, not to contract performance, so subcontract flowdown is generally not the operative question for it.

Where it's prescribed

As prescribed in 1.102-3(b), insert the following provision:

Prescribing reference: FAR 1.102-3(b).

The official text, verbatim

FAR 52.201-1 · Sep 2023 current through FAC 2026-01 acquisition.gov eCFR (48 CFR)

As prescribed in 1.102-3(b), insert the following provision:

Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey (Sep 2023)

  • (a)All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: https://www.acquisition.gov/​360.

  • (b)The Contracting Officer will not review the information provided until after contract award and will not consider it in the award decision. The survey is voluntary and does not convey any protections, rights, or grounds for protest. It creates a way for actual and potential offerors to provide the Government constructive feedback about the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

(End of provision)

The text above is reproduced from GSA's published FAR source files (GSA/GSA-Acquisition-FAR @ da52ccb (2026-03-30)), retrieved 2026-07-17. The official publication at acquisition.gov / eCFR controls if they differ.