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

FAR 52.214-29 Order of Precedence—Sealed Bidding.

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 clause establishes the order of precedence for resolving inconsistencies in a sealed bidding solicitation or contract. It matters because it tells contractors which document controls when different parts of the solicitation or contract conflict.

Applies to: Sealed bidding solicitations and contracts that include this clause

Key terms: Schedule · representations and other instructions · contract clauses · specifications · order of precedence

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

The text

As prescribed in 14.201-7(d), insert the following clause:

Order of Precedence—Sealed Bidding (JAN 1986)

Any inconsistency in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (a) the Schedule (excluding the specifications); (b) representations and other instructions; (c) contract clauses; (d) other documents, exhibits, and attachments; and (e) the specifications.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.214-28 Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding. · 52.214-30 [Reserved] →

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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