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FAR 53.214 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 section lists the standard forms to be used when contracting by sealed bidding, excluding construction and architect-engineer services. It tells contractors which forms agencies will use to solicit bids, award contracts, amend invitations, and record bids. Knowing the prescribed forms helps contractors recognize the documents they will receive and submit during a sealed-bid procurement.

Applies to: Contracting by sealed bidding, except construction and architect-engineer services

Key terms: sealed bidding · SF 26 · SF 33 · SF 1447 · invitation for bids

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

The text

The following forms are prescribed for use in contracting by sealed bidding (except for construction and architect-engineer services):

(a) SF 26 (Rev. 12/2022), Award/Contract. SF 26 is prescribed for use in awarding sealed bid contracts for supplies or services in which bids were obtained on SF 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, as specified in 14.408-1(d)(1). Block 18 may only be used for sealed-bid procurements.

(b) SF 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract. SF 30, prescribed in 53.243, shall be used in amending invitations for bids, as specified in 14.208(a).

(c) SF 33 (Rev. 12/2022), Solicitation, Offer and Award. SF 33 is prescribed for use in soliciting bids for supplies or services and for awarding the contracts that result from the bids, as specified in 14.201-2(a)(1), unless award is accomplished by SF 26.

(d) SF 1447 (Rev. 12/2022), Solicitation/Contract. SF 1447 is prescribed for use in soliciting supplies or services and for awarding contracts that result from the bids. It shall be used when the simplified contract format is used (see 14.201-9) and may be used in place of the SF 26 or SF 33 with other solicitations and awards. Agencies may prescribe additional detailed instructions for use of the form.

(e) [Reserved]

(f) SF 1409 (Rev. 9/88), Abstract of Offers, and SF 1410 (9/88), Abstract of Offers-Continuation. SF 1409 and SF 1410 are prescribed for use in recording bids, as specified in 14.403(a).

(g) OF 17 (Rev. 12/93), Offer Label. OF 17 may be furnished with each invitation for bids to facilitate identification and handling of bids, as specified in 14.202-3(b).

(h) OF 336 (Rev. 3/86), Continuation Sheet. OF 336 may be used as a continuation sheet in solicitations, as specified in 14.201-2(b).

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 14.408-1 General.
  • 53.200 Scope of subpart.
  • 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348).
  • 53.215-1 Solicitation and receipt of proposals.

← 53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF's 18, 30, 44, 1165, and 1449, and OF's 336, 347, and 348). · 53.215 Contracting by negotiation. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 53

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

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