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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 14: Sealed Bidding

FAR 14.000 Scope of part.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section explains that FAR Part 14 covers the rules for contracting by sealed bidding. It tells contractors what to expect in the solicitation, how bids are submitted, opened, evaluated, and how contracts are awarded, plus two-step sealed bidding.

Applies to: Contracting by sealed bidding for supplies, services, and construction

Key terms: sealed bidding · invitation for bids · two-step sealed bidding

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

This part prescribes (a) the basic requirements of contracting for supplies and services (including construction) by sealed bidding, (b) the information to be included in the solicitation (invitation for bids), (c) procedures concerning the submission of bids, (d) requirements for opening and evaluating bids and awarding contracts, and (e) procedures for two-step sealed bidding.

14.101 Elements of sealed bidding. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 14

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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