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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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23 sections with “bid acceptance period”

  • 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 52.214-15 Period for Acceptance of Bids.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(i), insert the following provision: Period for Acceptance of Bids (APR 1984) In compliance with the solicitation, the bidder agrees, if this bid is accepted within __ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a diff…
  • FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee.
    As prescribed in 28.101-2, insert a provision or clause substantially as follows: Bid Guarantee (SEP 1996) (a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejecti…
  • 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 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    (a)(1) Preservation of the integrity of the competitive bid system dictates that, after bids have been opened, award must be made to that responsible bidder who submitted the lowest responsive bid, unless there is a compelling reason to rej…
  • FAR 14.408-1 General.
    … (1) by written or electronic notice, (2) within the time for acceptance specified in the bid or an extension (see 14.404-1(d)), and (3) to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation, will be most advantageous to the Go…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …or condition the letter of credit. (b) If the offeror intends to use an ILC in lieu of a bid bond, or to secure other types of bonds such as performance and payment bonds, the letter of credit and letter of confirmation formats in paragrap…
  • 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 11.403 Supplies or services.
    …y 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 receives the contract …
  • 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 28.001 Definitions.
    …l holding a power of attorney granted by a surety (see also power of attorney at 2.101). Bid means any response to a solicitation, including a proposal under a negotiated acquisition. See the definition of “offer” at 2.101. Bidder means a…
  • FAR 28.204-3 Irrevocable letter of credit.
    …he period for which financial security is required shall be as follows: (1) If used as a bid guarantee, the ILC should expire no earlier than 60 days after the close of the bid acceptance period. (2) If used as an alternative to corporate…
  • 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 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 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.
    … resulting contract, but shall retain them in the contract file. Award by acceptance of a bid on the award portion of SF 1447 incorporates the representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders in the resultant contract even t…
  • 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 36.701 Standard and optional forms for use in contracting for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements.
    …may be used for contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. In all sealed bid solicitations, or when the Government otherwise requires a noncancellable offer acceptance period, the contracting officer shall insert in the bla…
  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    …ederal Maritime Commission, or other appropriate regulatory authorities as of the date of bid opening (or the closing date specified for receipt of offers) and which will be effective for the date of the expected initial shipment will be us…
  • 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 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …ial solicitation provisions, or FAR deviations required (see subpart 1.4); whether sealed bidding or negotiation will be used and why; whether equipment will be acquired by lease or purchase (see subpart 7.4) and why; and any other contract…
  • 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 52.226-7 Drug-Free Workplace.
    …e that, as a condition of continued employment on this contract, the employee will— (i) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (ii) Notify the employer in writing of the employee's conviction under a criminal drug statute for a violatio…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …0 days of receipt of the Contracting Officer's decision. The Government will continue to abide by the markings under this paragraph (e)(1)(iii) until final resolution of the matter either by the Contracting Officer's determination becoming …

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