FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 14: Sealed Bidding › Subpart 14.2
FAR 14.201-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions.
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 tells the contracting officer how to organize the representations and instructions part of a solicitation. It requires a Section K for bidder representations and certifications, a Section L for instructions and notices to bidders, and a Section M for evaluation factors. For contractors, it explains where to find the rules for submitting a bid and how bids will be judged.
Applies to: Contracting officers preparing solicitations for sealed bidding
What it requires
- Include solicitation provisions requiring representations, certifications, or other bidder information in Section K
- Insert solicitation provisions and other information and instructions not required elsewhere to guide bidders in Section L
- Include the time and place for bid openings in invitations
- Advise bidders that bids will be evaluated without discussions
Key terms: Section K · Section L · Section M · representations · certifications
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
The contracting officer shall prepare the representations and instructions as follows:
(a) Section K, Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders. Include in this section those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, or the submission of other information by bidders.
(b) Section L, Instructions, conditions, and notices to bidders. Insert in this section solicitation provisions and other information and instructions not required elsewhere to guide bidders. Invitations shall include the time and place for bid openings, and shall advise bidders that bids will be evaluated without discussions (see 52.214-10 and, for construction contracts, 52.214-19).
(c) Section M, Evaluation factors for award. Identify the price-related factors other than the bid price that will be considered in evaluating bids and awarding the contract. (See 14.201-8.)
Sections it refers to
Sections that refer to it
- 14.201-8 Price-related factors.
← 14.201-4 Part III—Documents, exhibits, and other attachments. · 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions. →
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.