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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 14: Sealed Bidding › Subpart 14.2

FAR 14.202-6 Final review of invitations for bids.

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 requires that every invitation for bids be thoroughly reviewed before it is issued. The purpose is to catch and fix discrepancies or ambiguities that could limit competition or lead to nonresponsive bids. Contracting officers are the ones responsible for these reviews.

Applies to: Contracting officers issuing invitations for bids

What it requires

  • Thoroughly review each invitation for bids before issuance
  • Detect and correct discrepancies or ambiguities that could limit competition or result in nonresponsive bids

Key terms: invitation for bids · discrepancies · ambiguities · nonresponsive bids · contracting officers

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

The text

Each invitation for bids shall be thoroughly reviewed before issuance to detect and correct discrepancies or ambiguities that could limit competition or result in the receipt of nonresponsive bids. Contracting officers are responsible for the reviews.

← 14.202-5 Descriptive literature. · 14.202-7 Facsimile bids. →

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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