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FAR 53.212 Acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
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
FAR 53.212 prescribes the use of Standard Form 1449 for solicitations and contracts for commercial products and commercial services. This means contractors will typically see and respond to this form when bidding on or receiving awards for commercial items. Agencies may also provide additional instructions for using the form.
Applies to: Solicitations and contracts for commercial products and commercial services
Key terms: SF 1449 · Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services · commercial products · commercial services
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
SF 1449 (Rev. NOV 2021), Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. SF 1449 is prescribed for use in solicitations and contracts for commercial products and commercial services. Agencies may prescribe additional detailed instructions for use of the form.
← 53.210-53.211 [Reserved] · 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348). →
Rule changes for FAR Part 53
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-07-30 · effective 2024-08-29
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.