FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 14: Sealed Bidding › Subpart 14.1
FAR 14.103-1 General.
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 states that sealed bidding must be used when the conditions in 6.401(a) are met, and that this requirement applies to any proposed contract action under part 6. It also allows sealed bidding for classified acquisitions if agency security requirements are not violated, and points to another section for pricing modifications of sealed bid contracts.
Applies to: Contracting officers conducting proposed contract actions under FAR part 6
What it requires
- Use sealed bidding whenever the conditions in 6.401(a) are met
- Ensure that using sealed bidding for classified acquisitions does not violate agency security requirements
Key terms: sealed bidding · classified acquisitions · agency security requirements · contract action · pricing modifications
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Sealed bidding shall be used whenever the conditions in 6.401(a) are met. This requirement applies to any proposed contract action under part 6.
(b) Sealed bidding may be used for classified acquisitions if its use does not violate agency security requirements.
(c) The policy for pricing modifications of sealed bid contracts appears in 15.403-4(a)(1)(iii).
← 14.103 Policy. · 14.103-2 Limitations. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 14
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 14, 28, 36, and 52 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.