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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 14: Sealed Bidding › Subpart 14.4

FAR 14.402-2 Classified 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 says that bid openings for classified acquisitions are not open to the general public. Only bidders or their representatives with the proper security clearance may attend and record the results, and the contracting officer may later make bids available to cleared individuals. No public record of bids or bid prices from classified invitations may be made.

Applies to: Bidders and their representatives in classified acquisitions

What it requires

  • Have the appropriate security clearance to attend a classified bid opening and record results
  • Do not make a public record of bids or bid prices received in response to classified invitations for bids

Key terms: classified acquisitions · bid openings · security clearance · contracting officer · classified invitations for bids

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

The text

The general public may not attend bid openings for classified acquisitions. A bidder or its representative may attend and record the results if the individual has the appropriate security clearance. The contracting officer also may make the bids available at a later time to properly cleared individuals who represent bidders. No public record shall be made of bids or bid prices received in response to classified invitations for bids.

← 14.402-1 Unclassified bids. · 14.402-3 Postponement of openings. →

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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