(S-90) Individual requests. Information that is not being concurrently released for other purposes, but which is being provided specifically in response to a Congressional inquiry, must not be disclosed prior to actual delivery of the information to the Member of Congress or the Member’s representative. When the FAR requires referral of the reply to the agency head, the contracting officer must send the proposed reply, with full documentation, and send an interim reply to the Member of Congress, indicating the action being taken. Neither copies of responses to Congressional inquiries nor the substance of replies can be furnished to news media or the public without the prior approval of the Chief of Legislative Liaison, Department of the Army.
