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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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110 sections with “late bid”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.214-7 Late submissions, modifications, and withdrawals of bids.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(c)(3), insert the following provision: Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids (NOV 1999) (a) Bidders are responsible for submitting bids, and any modifications or withdrawals, so as to reach the…
  • FAR 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
    …nment office designated in the IFB after the exact time specified for receipt of bids is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the contracting officer determines that accepting the late bid would not …
  • FAR 52.214-23 Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding.
    As prescribed in 14.201-6(r), insert the following provision: Late Submissions, Modifications, Revisions, and Withdrawals of Technical Proposals Under Two-Step Sealed Bidding (NOV 1999) (a) Bidders are responsible for submitting technical…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ormance, contract administration, and those technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract. Acquisition planning means the process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible…
  • FAR 3.104-3 Statutory and related prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements.
    …tion before the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which the information relates. (See 3.104-4(a).) (2) Paragraph (a)(1) of this subsection applies to any person who— (i) Is a present or former official of the United States…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …quisition alternatives, the impact of prior acquisitions on those alternatives, and any related in-house effort. (2) Applicable conditions. State all significant conditions affecting the acquisition, such as— (i) Requirements for compatib…
  • FAR 28.101-4 Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements.
    … not exceed the quantity covered by the bid guarantee; (4) The bid guarantee is received late, and late receipt is waived under 14.304; (5) A bid guarantee becomes inadequate as a result of the correction of a mistake under 14.407 (but on…
  • FAR 28.203-1 Acceptability of individual sureties.
    …dual sureties must pledge eligible obligations, which Treasury refers to as acceptable collateral or eligible collateral. A list of acceptable assets, entitled “Acceptable Collateral for 31 CFR part 225,” may be accessed by going to https:/…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …hat effort which (1) normally follows basic research, but may not be severable from the related basic research, (2) attempts to determine and exploit the potential of scientific discoveries or improvements in technology, materials, processe…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …equirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately. (f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers. (1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revi…
  • FAR 52.214-20 Bid Samples.
    …, the Government will reject the bid, except that the Contracting Officer will consider a late sample sent by mail under the Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids provision of this solicitation. (c) The Government will t…
  • FAR 52.214-26 Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding.
    …mine and audit all of the Contractor's records, including computations and projections, related to— (1) The proposal for the modification; (2) The discussions conducted on the proposal(s), including those related to negotiating; (3) Pric…
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    … obtained by the Government, in the course of official Government business. Government-related data means any information, document, media, or machine-readable material regardless of physical form or characteristics that is created or obta…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … or understanding that the small business concern will be awarded a subcontract for the related work if the Offeror is awarded the contract. (13) Assurances that the Contractor will provide the Contracting Officer with a written explanatio…
  • DFARS 225.7303-2 Cost of doing business with a foreign government or an international organization.
    …d fees in accordance with FAR Subpart 3.4; (iii) Sales promotions, demonstrations, and related travel for sales to foreign governments. Section 126.8 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR 126.8) may require Government ap…
  • FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    …e information as contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information related to the conduct of a Federal agency procurement and notify the recipient that the disclosure of the information is restricted by 41 U.S.C. chapte…
  • FAR 6.401 Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.
    …ation of sealed bids; (2) The award will be made on the basis of price and other price-related factors; (3) It is not necessary to conduct discussions with the responding offerors about their bids; and (4) There is reasonable expectation…
  • FAR 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding.
    …bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors included in the invitation.
  • FAR 14.301 Responsiveness of bids.
    …commerce shall be considered only if the electronic commerce method was specifically stipulated or permitted by the solicitation.
  • FAR 14.302 Bid submission.
    …ted so that they will be received in the office designated in the invitation for bids not later than the exact time set for opening of bids.
  • FAR 14.303 Modification or withdrawal of bids.
    … the solicitation, if notice is received in the office designated in the solicitation not later than the exact time set for opening of bids. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile bids, bids may be modified or withdrawn via facsimile rece…
  • FAR 14.402-2 Classified bids.
    …opriate security clearance. The contracting officer also may make the bids available at a later time to properly cleared individuals who represent bidders. No public record shall be made of bids or bid prices received in response to classif…
  • FAR 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.
    … the acquisition. (l) After submitting a bid, if all of a bidder's assets or that part related to the bid are transferred during the period between the bid opening and the award, the transferee may not be able to take over the bid. Accordi…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …ng the essential requirements of the specifications. (b) In addition to the cases contemplated in paragraph (a) above or as otherwise authorized by law, agencies are authorized to make a determination— (1) To rescind a contract; (2) To r…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …g officer may require the goals referenced in paragraph (a)(1) of this section to be calculated as a percentage of total contract dollars, in addition to the goals established as a percentage of total subcontract dollars; (3) A description…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …roduct in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except— (1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) PSG 88, Live Animals; (4) PSG 89, Subsistence; (5) P…
  • FAR 52.214-5 Submission of Bids.
    …commerce shall be considered only if the electronic commerce method was specifically stipulated or permitted by the solicitation. (End of provision)
  • FAR 52.214-10 Contract Award—Sealed Bidding.
    …ation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation. (b) The Government may (1) reject any or all bids, (2) accept other than the lowest bid, and (…
  • FAR 52.214-19 Contract Award—Sealed Bidding—Construction.
    …tion, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation. (b) The Government may reject any or all bids, and waive informalities or minor irregularities…
  • FAR 52.214-28 Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications—Sealed Bidding.
    … FAR 15.403-4(a)(1), on the date of agreement on price or the date of award, whichever is later, or before pricing any subcontract modifications involving aggregate increases and/or decreases in costs, plus applicable profits, expected to e…
  • DFARS 231.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …tal/; and (2) The contractor is required to update its DTIC inputs at least annually, no later than 3 months after the end of the contractor's fiscal year, and when the project is completed. (B) The amount of IR&D costs allowable under Do…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    … or (4) Subject to denial, debarment, or other sanctions under export control laws and related laws and regulations, and orders administered by the Department of State, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Homeland Security, or th…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …ral action if the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to a covered Federal action. For purposes of this paragraph, providing any information specifically requested by an agency or Congress is permit…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ments and evidence of required clearances. (10) A copy of each offer or quotation, the related abstract, and records of determinations concerning late offers or quotations. Unsuccessful offers or quotations may be maintained separately, if…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …ation 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 the provisions at— (1) 52.214-3, Amendments to Invitations for Bi…
  • FAR 14.201-8 Price-related factors.
    The factors set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) below may be applicable in evaluation of bids for award and shall be included in the solicitation when applicable. (See 14.201-5(c).) (a) Foreseeable costs or delays to the Government res…
  • FAR 14.402-3 Postponement of openings.
    …pening shall be deemed to be the time set for bid opening for the purpose of determining “late bids” under 14.304. A note should be made on the abstract of bids or otherwise added to the file explaining the circumstances of the postponement…
  • FAR 14.408-4 Economic price adjustment.
    …ed. (2) When a bidder increases the maximum percentage of economic price adjustment stipulated in the invitation or limits the downward economic price adjustment provisions of the invitation, the bid shall be rejected as nonresponsive. (3…
  • FAR 28.106-1 Bonds and bond related forms.
    The following Standard Forms (SF's) and Optional Forms (OF's) shall be used, except in foreign countries, when a bid bond, performance or payment bond, or an individual surety is required. The bond forms shall be used as indicated in the in…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    …e of patents; (7) Selling and distribution costs; (8) Travel and relocation costs, as related to special or mass personnel movements, as related to travel via contractor-owned, -leased, or -chartered aircraft, or as related to maximum per…

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