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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.211-4 Availability for Examination of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.

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 solicitation provision tells offerors that certain specifications cited in the solicitation are not distributed, but can be examined at listed locations. It matters because a contractor who needs those specifications must review them in person rather than expecting copies.

Applies to: Offerors responding to a solicitation that cites specifications not listed in the GSA Index

Key terms: solicitation · specifications · GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions · examined

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

The text

As prescribed in 11.204(d), insert a provision substantially the same as the following:

Availability for Examination of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions (JUN 1988)

The specifications cited in this solicitation are not available for distribution. However, they may be examined at the following location(s):

(End of provision)

Sections it refers to

  • 11.204 Solicitation provisions.

Sections that refer to it

  • 11.204 Solicitation provisions.

← 52.211-3 Availability of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions. · 52.211-5 Material Requirements. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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