FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 14: Sealed Bidding › Subpart 14.2
FAR 14.203-2 Dissemination of information concerning 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 points to other parts of the FAR that govern how invitations for bids are made public. It tells contractors where to find the rules for displaying invitations, releasing information to newspapers and trade journals, paid advertisements, and synopsizing through the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE).
Applies to: Contracting procedures for disseminating invitation for bid information
Key terms: invitations for bids · Governmentwide point of entry (GPE) · synopsizing · paid advertisements · trade journals
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Procedures concerning display of invitations for bids in a public place, information releases to newspapers and trade journals, paid advertisements, and synopsizing through the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE) are set forth in 5.101 and Subpart 5.2.
Sections it refers to
- 5.101 Methods of disseminating information.
← 14.203-1 Transmittal to prospective bidders. · 14.203-3 Master solicitation. →
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.