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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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47 sections with “Bid or proposal information”: the first 40

  • FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    …ically provided for in this subsection, no person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with applicable agency regulat…
  • DFARS 252.227-7016 Rights in Bid or Proposal Information.
    …27.7103-6(e)(1), 227.7104-4(b)(1), or 227.7203-6(b), use the following clause: Rights In Bid or Proposal Information (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer software is defined in— (1) The 252.227-…
  • DFARS 203.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    (d)(3) For purposes of FAR 3.104-4(d)(3) only, DoD follows the notification procedures in FAR 27.404-5(a). However, FAR 27.404-5(a)(1) does not apply to DoD.
  • FAR 9.105-1 Obtaining information.
    …ctors, including requesting preaward surveys when necessary (see 9.106), promptly after a bid opening or receipt of offers. However, in negotiated contracting, especially when research and development is involved, the contracting officer ma…
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …of this subsection must not, other than as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information before the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which the information relates…
  • FAR 3.303 Reporting suspected antitrust violations.
    …s are required by 41 U.S.C. 3707 and 10 U.S.C. 3307 to report to the Attorney General any bids or proposals that evidence a violation of the antitrust laws. These reports are in addition to those required by subpart 9.4. (b) The antitrust …
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …individual, specifically in exchange for services provided by the individual. Contractor bid or proposal information means any of the following information submitted to a Federal agency as part of or in connection with a bid or proposal to…
  • FAR 52.214-28 Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding.
    … the following clause: Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding (JUN 2020) (a) The requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this clause shall (1) Become operative only for any modification to this contra…
  • FAR 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes.
    …ed except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your r…
  • DFARS 231.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …t allocated more than $1,100,000 in independent research and development (IR&D) costs and bid and proposal (B&P) costs to covered contracts during the preceding fiscal year. In the case of a contractor that has no product divisions, the ter…
  • FAR 52.217-11 Reverse Auction—Orders.
    … identity. Price or proposal information includes, but is not limited to— (1) Contractor bid or proposal information, as defined at Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104-1; (2) Price or proposal information similarly generated for a task o…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ment's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement. Bid sample means a product sample required to be submitted by an offeror to show characteristics of the offered products that cannot adequately be des…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    (a) The provisions prescribed in this subsection apply to preparation and submission of bids in general. See other FAR parts for provisions and clauses related to specific acquisition requirements. (b) Insert in all invitations for bids th…
  • FAR 14.503-1 Step one.
    …al must be received (see 14.201-6(r)). (7) A statement that (i) in the second step, only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for awards and (ii…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …construction work from the small business concerns that the offeror used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and submitting the bid or proposal. Responding to a request for a…
  • FAR 22.404-5 Expiration of project wage determinations.
    …uded in the solicitation. (b) The following procedure applies when contracting by sealed bidding: (1) If a project wage determination for the primary site of the work expires before bid opening, or if it appears before bid opening that a …
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …Part 13; (B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or (C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation. (ii) 52.203-11, Certification and …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …mance of construction work from the small business concerns that it used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and submitting the bid or proposal. Responding to a request for a…
  • FAR 3.700 Scope of subpart.
    …a final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, disclosure or receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information in exchange for a thing of value or to give anyone a competitive advantage in the award of…
  • FAR 3.701 Purpose.
    …A final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, disclosure or receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information in exchange for a thing of value or to give anyone a competitive advantage in the award of…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …echnical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any bid, proposal, or application for that Federal action or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving that Fede…
  • FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services.
    …e solicitation number and a statement that the solicitation is issued as an invitation to bid (IFB), request for quotation (RFQ) or request for proposal (RFP). (iii) A statement that the solicitation document and incorporated provisions an…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …(e.g., clearly defined specifications, less complex requirements) encourages an iterative bidding process (i.e., multiple offerors participate and at least one offeror submits more than one offer during the reverse auction). (b) The revers…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rson signs a receipt for the offer. (g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should…
  • FAR 52.236-22 Design Within Funding Limitations.
    …xceed the estimated construction contract price as set forth in paragraph (c) below. When bids or proposals for the construction contract are received that exceed the estimated price, the contractor shall perform such redesign and other ser…
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    … in 225.7303-5. The allowability of independent research and development (IR&D) costs and bid and proposal (B&P) costs on contracts for FMS not wholly paid for from funds made available on a nonrepayable basis is limited to the contract's a…
  • FAR 4.802 Contract files.
    …o locate promptly any contract files. (e) Contents of contract files that are contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information as defined in 2.101 must be protected from disclosure to unauthorized persons (see 3.104-4…
  • FAR 33.103 Protests to the agency.
    …r protest at a level above the contracting officer; solicitations should advise potential bidders and offerors that this review is available. Agency procedures and/or solicitations shall notify potential bidders and offerors whether this in…
  • FAR 52.217-10 Reverse Auction.
    … identity. Price or proposal information includes, but is not limited to— (1) Contractor bid or proposal information, as defined at Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104-1; and (2) Information identified by the Offeror as restricted from d…
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    …tion. Price or proposal information shall include, but is not limited to— (i) Contractor bid or proposal information, as defined at FAR 3.104-1; (ii) Price or proposal information similarly generated for a task order or delivery order or …
  • DFARS 227.7103-6 Contract clauses.
    …tions and contracts that include the clause at 252.227-7013: (1) 252.227-7016, Rights in Bid or Proposal Information. (2) 252.227-7030, Technical Data—Withholding of Payment. (3) 252.227-7037, Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Techn…
  • DFARS 227.7104-4 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …rdance with the prescriptions for the provision and clauses: (1) 252.227-7016, Rights in Bid or Proposal Information. (2) 252.227-7017, Identification and Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions. (3) 252.227-7019, Validatio…
  • DFARS 227.7203-6 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …work for sale on behalf of the Government. (b) Use the clause at 252.227-7016, Rights in Bid or Proposal Information, in solicitations and contracts that include the clause at 252.227-7014. (c) Use the clause at 252.227-7019, Validation o…
  • FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time.
    …vices (see 5.203(b)), agencies shall allow at least a 30-day response time for receipt of bids or proposals from the date of issuance of a solicitation, if the proposed contract action is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition thresh…
  • FAR 19.705-6 Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.
    … see 19.402(a)) a copy of— (1) Any subcontracting plan submitted in response to a sealed bid solicitation; and (2) The final negotiated subcontracting plan that was incorporated into a negotiated contract or contract modification. (d) No…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    Procedures for protests to GAO are found at 4 CFR Part 21 (GAO Bid Protest Regulations). In the event guidance concerning GAO procedure in this section conflicts with 4 CFR part 21, 4 CFR part 21 governs. (a) General procedures. (1) A prot…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …echnical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any bid, proposal, or application for that Federal action or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for receiving that Fede…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …d record of any debriefing. (29) Acquisition management reports (see subpart 4.6). (30) Bid, performance, payment, or other bond documents, or a reference thereto, and notices to sureties. (31) Report of postaward conference. (32) Notic…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …tices of procurement matters such as business fairs, long-range procurement estimates, prebid or preproposal conferences, meetings, and the availability of draft solicitations or draft specifications for review. (d) Architect-engineering s…
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …source authority at 6.302-1, insert a statement that all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. (ii) When using the sole source authority at 6.302-1, insert a statement that al…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.