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32 sections with “Invitations for bids”

  • FAR 36.213-3 Invitations for bids.
    (a) Invitations for bids for construction shall allow sufficient time for bid preparation (i.e., the period of time between the date invitations are distributed and the date set for opening of bids) (but see 5.203 and 14.202-1) to allow bid…
  • FAR 14.203-2 Dissemination of information concerning invitations for bids.
    Procedures concerning display of invitations for bids in a public place, information releases to newspapers and trade journals, paid advertisements, and synopsizing through the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE) are set forth in 5.101 and …
  • FAR 52.214-3 Amendments to Invitations for Bids.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(b)(1), insert the following provision: Amendments to Invitations for Bids (DEC 2016) (a) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and conditions which are not modified remain unchanged. (b)(1) Bidders sha…
  • FAR 14.201 Preparation of invitations for bids.
  • FAR 14.202-6 Final review of invitations for bids.
    Each invitation for bids shall be thoroughly reviewed before issuance to detect and correct discrepancies or ambiguities that could limit competition or result in the receipt of nonresponsive bids. Contracting officers are responsible for t…
  • FAR 14.204 Records of invitations for bids and records of bids.
    (a) Each contracting office shall retain a record of each invitation that it issues and each abstract or record of bids. Contracting officers shall review and utilize the information available in connection with subsequent acquisitions of t…
  • FAR 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.
    (a) Contracting officers shall prepare invitations for bids and contracts using the uniform contract format outlined in Table 14-1 to the maximum practicable extent. The use of the format facilitates preparation of the solicitation and cont…
  • FAR 14.209 Cancellation of invitations before opening.
    …s usually involves a loss of time, effort, and money spent by the Government and bidders. Invitations should not be cancelled unless cancellation is clearly in the public interest; e.g., (1) where there is no longer a requirement for the su…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …r provisions and clauses related to specific acquisition requirements. (b) Insert in all invitations for bids the provisions at— (1) 52.214-3, Amendments to Invitations for Bids; and (2) 52.214-4, False Statements in Bids. (c) Insert th…
  • FAR 14.208 Amendment of invitation for bids.
    …amendment. Amendments shall be sent, before the time for bid opening, to everyone to whom invitations have been furnished and shall be displayed in the bid room. (b) Before amending an invitation for bids, the contracting officer shall con…
  • FAR 14.402-2 Classified bids.
    …. No public record shall be made of bids or bid prices received in response to classified invitations for bids.
  • FAR 52.214-4 False Statements in Bids.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(b)(2), insert the following provision in all invitations for bids: False Statements in Bids (APR 1984) Bidders must provide full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation and its attach…
  • FAR 52.232-14 Notice of Availability of Progress Payments Exclusively for Small Business Concerns.
    As prescribed in 32.502-3(b)(2), insert the following provision in invitations for bids if it is anticipated that (a) both small business concerns and others may submit bids in response to the same invitation and (b) only the small business…
  • DFARS 214.209 Cancellation of invitations before opening.
    If an invitation for bids allowed fewer than 30 days for receipt of offers, and resulted in only one offer, the contracting officer shall cancel and resolicit, allowing an additional period of at least 30 days for receipt of offers, as prov…
  • FAR 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding.
    …public opening of bids, and awards. The following steps are involved: (a) Preparation of invitations for bids. Invitations must describe the requirements of the Government clearly, accurately, and completely. Unnecessarily restrictive spec…
  • FAR 32.502-3 Solicitation provisions.
    …tracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.232-13, Notice of Progress Payments, in invitations for bids and requests for proposals that include a Progress Payments clause. (b)(1) Under the authority of the statutes cited in 32.101, …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …that, if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform the resultant contract. Responses to invitations for bids (sealed bidding) are offers called “bids” or “sealed bids”; responses to requests for proposals (negotiation) are offers called “…
  • FAR 14.202-4 Bid samples.
    …eral, Military, or other) applicable to the acquisition. (d) Requirements for samples in invitations for bids. (1) Invitations for bids shall— (i) State the number and, if appropriate, the size of the samples to be submitted and otherwise…
  • FAR 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    …ntification of specifications) have not been met, the invitation shall be cancelled. (c) Invitations may be cancelled and all bids rejected before award but after opening when, consistent with paragraph (a)(1) above, the agency head determ…
  • FAR 11.403 Supplies or services.
    …uested, or by any other method that will provide evidence of the date of receipt. (e) In invitations for bids, if the delivery schedule is based on the date of the contract, and a bid offers delivery based on the date the contractor receiv…
  • FAR 14.203-1 Transmittal to prospective bidders.
    Invitations for bids or presolicitation notices must be provided in accordance with 5.102. When a contracting office is located in the United States, any solicitation sent to a prospective bidder located outside the United States shall be s…
  • FAR 14.503-2 Step two.
    (a) Sealed bidding procedures shall be followed except that invitations for bids shall— (1) Be issued only to those offerors submitting acceptable technical proposals in step one; (2) Include the provision prescribed in 14.201-6(t); (3) …
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …citations. (x) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government. (xi) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provisi…
  • FAR 52.214-16 Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(j), insert the following provision in invitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified: Minimum Bid Acceptance Period (APR 198…
  • FAR 52.232-13 Notice of Progress Payments.
    As prescribed in 32.502-3(a), insert the following provision in invitations for bids and requests for proposals that include a Progress Payments clause: Notice of Progress Payments (APR 1984) The need for customary progress payments confo…
  • FAR 52.232-15 Progress Payments Not Included.
    As prescribed in 32.502-3(c), insert the following provision in invitations for bids if the solicitation will not contain one of the provisions prescribed in 32.502-3 (a) and (b): Progress Payments Not Included (APR 1984) A progress payme…
  • FAR 53.214 Sealed bidding.
    …citation/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 b…
  • DFARS 216.203-4-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
    …made wholly or in part of standard steel mill items. (2) When this clause is included in invitations for bids, omit Note 6 of the clause and all references to Note 6. (3) Solicitations shall instruct offerors to complete all blanks in acc…
  • FAR 14.202-1 Bidding time.
    …easonable time for prospective bidders to prepare and submit bids shall be allowed in all invitations, consistent with the needs of the Government. (For construction contracts, see 36.213-3(a).) A bidding time (i.e., the time between issuan…
  • FAR 14.201-5 Part IV—Representations and instructions.
    …rovisions and other information and instructions not required elsewhere to guide bidders. Invitations shall include the time and place for bid openings, and shall advise bidders that bids will be evaluated without discussions (see 52.214-10…
  • FAR 36.213-2 Presolicitation notices.
    …ee 36.204); (2) State the location of the work; (3) Include tentative dates for issuing invitations, opening bids, and completing contract performance; (4) State where plans will be available for inspection without charge; (5) Specify a…
  • DFARS 245.604-1 Sales procedures.
    …r bid procedures. The plant clearance officer may direct the contractor to issue informal invitations for bid (orally, telephonically, or by other informal media), provided— (i) Maximum practical competition is obtained; (ii) Sources soli…

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