FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 14: Sealed Bidding › Subpart 14.2
FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
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 lets the contracting officer use a simplified contract format instead of the uniform contract format for firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment acquisitions of supplies and services. It describes the parts the simplified format should include, such as the solicitation/contract form, contract schedule, clauses, and representations and instructions. It matters because it tells contractors how a solicitation or contract using this format will be organized and what information it will contain.
Applies to: Firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment acquisitions of supplies and services
What it requires
- Use SF 1447 as the first page of the solicitation
- Include the listed contract schedule information for each line item
- Include the clauses required by the regulation
- Include the required solicitation provisions and evaluation factors
Key terms: simplified contract format · uniform contract format · firm-fixed-price · economic price adjustment · SF 1447
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Policy. For firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment acquisitions of supplies and services, the contracting officer may use the simplified contract format in lieu of the uniform contract format (see 14.201-1). The contracting officer has flexibility in preparation and organization of the simplified contract format. However, the following format should be used to the maximum practical extent:
(a) Solicitation/contract form. Standard Form (SF) 1447, Solicitation/Contract, shall be used as the first page of the solicitation.
(b) Contract schedule. Include the following for each line item:
(1) Line item number.
(2) Description of supplies or services, or data sufficient to identify the requirement.
(3) Quantity and unit of issue.
(4) Unit price and amount.
(5) Packaging and marking requirements.
(6) Inspection and acceptance, quality assurance, and reliability requirements.
(7) Place of delivery, performance and delivery dates, period of performance, and f.o.b. point.
(8) Other item-peculiar information as necessary (e.g., individual fund citations).
(c) Clauses. Include the clauses required by this regulation. Additional clauses shall be incorporated only when considered absolutely necessary to the particular acquisition.
(d) List of documents and attachments. Include if necessary.
(e) Representations and instructions—(1) Representations and certifications. Insert those solicitation provisions that require representations, certifications, or the submission of other information by offerors.
(2) Instructions, conditions, and notices. Include the solicitation provisions required by 14.201-6. Include any other information/instructions necessary to guide offerors.
(3) Evaluation factors for award. Insert all evaluation factors and any significant subfactors for award.
(4) Upon award, the contracting officer need not physically include the provisions in subparagraphs (e)(1), (2), and (3) of this subsection in the resulting contract, but shall retain them in the contract file. Award by acceptance of a bid on the award portion of SF 1447 incorporates the representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders in the resultant contract even though not physically attached.
← 14.201-8 Price-related factors. · 14.202 General rules for solicitation of bids. →
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.