FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 28: Bonds and Insurance › Subpart 28.1
FAR 28.106-3 Additional bond and security.
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 tells agencies which standard forms to use when a contractor needs to provide additional bond coverage. If the extra coverage comes from the original surety, agencies use Standard Form 1415; if it comes from a new surety or an approved alternative, they use one of several performance or payment bond forms. It matters because it identifies the paperwork a contractor may be asked to sign or submit when bond amounts increase.
Applies to: Agencies requiring additional bond coverage on a contract
Key terms: additional bond coverage · surety · Standard Form 1415 · Standard Form 25 · Standard Form 1418
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The text
(a) When additional bond coverage is required and is secured in whole or in part by the original surety or sureties, agencies shall use Standard Form 1415, Consent of Surety and Increase of Penalty. Standard Form 1415 is authorized for local reproduction.
(b) When additional bond coverage is required and is secured in whole or in part by a new surety or by one of the alternatives described in 28.204 in lieu of corporate or individual surety, agencies shall use Standard Form 25, Performance Bond; Standard Form 1418, Performance Bond for Other Than Construction Contracts; Standard Form 25-A, Payment Bond; or Standard Form 1416, Payment Bond for Other Than Construction Contracts.
Sections it refers to
- 28.204 Alternatives in lieu of corporate or individual sureties.
Sections that refer to it
- 28.106-1 Bonds and bond related forms.
← 28.106-2 Substitution of surety bonds. · 28.106-4 Contract clause. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 14, 28, 36, and 52 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.