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FAR 14.207 Pre-bid conference.

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

A pre-bid conference may be held, usually in complex acquisitions, to brief prospective bidders and explain complicated specifications and requirements early after the invitation is issued and before bids are opened. It must never be used as a substitute for amending a defective or ambiguous invitation. The conference must follow the procedure in 15.201.

Applies to: Prospective bidders in acquisitions where a pre-bid conference is used

What it requires

  • Do not use a pre-bid conference as a substitute for amending a defective or ambiguous invitation.
  • Conduct the conference in accordance with the procedure prescribed in 15.201.

Key terms: pre-bid conference · prospective bidders · invitation · bids

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The text

A pre-bid conference may be used, generally in a complex acquisition, as a means of briefing prospective bidders and explaining complicated specifications and requirements to them as early as possible after the invitation has been issued and before the bids are opened. It shall never be used as a substitute for amending a defective or ambiguous invitation. The conference shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure prescribed in 15.201.

Sections it refers to

  • 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals.

Sections that refer to it

← 14.206 [Reserved] · 14.208 Amendment of invitation for 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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