SpendQueryBeta

48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

FAR and DFARS navigator

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.

Ask the FAR

Try: · · ·

Clear

44 sections with “opening of bids”: the first 40

  • FAR 14.402 Opening of bids.
  • FAR 14.402-3 Postponement of openings.
    (a) A bid opening may be postponed even after the time scheduled for bid opening (but otherwise in accordance with 14.208) and— (1) The contracting officer has reason to believe that the bids of an important segment of bidders have been de…
  • FAR 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.
    … (2) Every effort shall be made to anticipate changes in a requirement before the date of opening and to notify all prospective bidders of any resulting modification or cancellation. This will permit bidders to change their bids and prevent…
  • FAR 14.401 Receipt and safeguarding of bids.
    (a) All bids (including modifications) received before the time set for the opening of bids shall be kept secure. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the bids shall not be opened or viewed, and shall remain in a locked bid …
  • FAR 14.303 Modification or withdrawal of bids.
    …ceived 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 If the solicitation authorizes facsimile bids, bids may be modified or withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact …
  • FAR 14.208 Amendment of invitation for bids.
    … If it becomes necessary to make changes in quantity, specifications, delivery schedules, opening dates, etc., or to correct a defective or ambiguous invitation, such changes shall be accomplished by amendment of the invitation for bids usi…
  • FAR 14.403 Recording of bids.
    …(or automated equivalent), shall be completed and certified as to its accuracy by the bid opening officer as soon after bid opening as practicable. Where bid items are too numerous to warrant complete recording of all bids, abstract entries…
  • FAR 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding.
    Sealed bidding is a method of contracting that employs competitive bids, public opening of bids, and awards. The following steps are involved: (a) Preparation of invitations for bids. Invitations must describe the requirements of the Gover…
  • FAR 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.
    …that is suspended, debarred, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible as of the bid opening date shall be rejected unless a compelling reason determination is made (see subpart 9.4). (i) Low bids received from concerns determined to …
  • FAR 22.404-5 Expiration of project wage determinations.
    … (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 project wage determination may expire before award, the contracting officer shall request a new de…
  • FAR 22.404-6 Modifications of wage determinations.
    …ed on the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov, 10 or more calendar days before the date of bid opening; or (ii) It is received by the contracting agency, or is published on the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov, less than 10 calendar days before t…
  • FAR 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
    …me specified in the IFB, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the bid opening date, the time specified for receipt of bids will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the IFB on the first work day …
  • FAR 36.213-3 Invitations for bids.
    ….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 bidders an adequate opportunity to prepare and submit their bids, giving due regard to the cons…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …otiated sale. (v) The Contractor shall solicit bids at least 15 calendar days before bid opening to allow adequate opportunity to inspect the property and prepare bids. (vi) For large sales, the Contractor may use summary lists of items o…
  • FAR 9.405 Effect of listing.
    …xcluded, are excluded from acting as individual sureties (see part 28). (e)(1) After the opening of bids or receipt of proposals or quotes, the contracting officer shall review the exclusion records in SAM. (2) Bids received from any list…
  • FAR 14.209 Cancellation of invitations before opening.
    (a) The cancellation of an invitation for bids 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) wher…
  • FAR 14.402-1 Unclassified bids.
    (a) The bid opening officer shall decide when the time set for opening bids has arrived and shall inform those present of that decision. The officer shall then (1) personally and publicly open all bids received before that time, (2) if prac…
  • FAR 14.405 Minor informalities or irregularities in bids.
    …(2) The firm submitting a bid has formally adopted or authorized, before the date set for opening of bids, the execution of documents by typewritten, printed, or stamped signature and submits evidence of such authorization and the bid carri…
  • FAR 22.404-8 Notification of improper wage determination before award.
    …determination for the primary site of the work reaches the contracting officer before bid opening, the contracting officer shall postpone the bid opening date, if necessary, to allow a reasonable time to (i) obtain the appropriate determina…
  • 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 14.202-7 Facsimile bids.
    …ecording, and safeguarding facsimile bids, and ensuring their timely delivery to the bids opening location. (b) If facsimile bids are authorized, contracting officers may, after the date set for bid opening, request the apparently successf…
  • FAR 14.000 Scope of part.
    …itation for bids), (c) procedures concerning the submission of bids, (d) requirements for opening and evaluating bids and awarding contracts, and (e) procedures for two-step sealed bidding.
  • FAR 14.400 Scope of subpart.
    This subpart contains procedures for the receipt, handling, opening, and disposition of bids including mistakes in bids, and subsequent award of contracts.
  • FAR 14.402-2 Classified bids.
    The general public may not attend bid openings for classified acquisitions. A bidder or its representative may attend and record the results if the individual has the appropriate security clearance. The contracting officer also may make the…
  • FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee.
    …(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 rejection of the bid. (b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond…
  • DFARS 252.216-7000 Economic Price Adjustment—Basic Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, or Copper Mill Products.
    …tem) is not in excess of the Contractor's established price in effect on the date set for opening of bids (or the contract date if this is a negotiated contract) for like quantities of the same item. This price is the net price after applyi…
  • FAR 14.202-1 Bidding time.
    …see 36.213-3(a).) A bidding time (i.e., the time between issuance of the solicitation and opening of bids) of at least 30 calendar days shall be provided when synopsis is required by subpart 5.2. (b) Factors to be considered. Because of un…
  • FAR 14.302 Bid submission.
    …in the office designated in the invitation for bids not later than the exact time set for opening of bids.
  • FAR 14.407-1 General.
    After the opening of bids, contracting officers shall examine all bids for mistakes. In cases of apparent mistakes and in cases where the contracting officer has reason to believe that a mistake may have been made, the contracting officer s…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …y be made as described in this 14.407-3 in connection with mistakes in bids alleged after opening of bids and before award. The authority to permit correction of bids is limited to bids that, as submitted, are responsive to the invitation a…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …email address, and fax number of the contracting officer. (vi) Identification of the bid opening date or the date of notification provided to unsuccessful offerors. (vii) The date the contracting officer received the protest. (viii) A co…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …— (i) For sealed bids— (A) By the close of business on the fifth business day after bid opening; or (B) By the close of business on the fifth business day from the date of identification of the apparent successful offeror, if the price e…
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    …material supplier which are established by a supplier of materials for the project before opening of bids and not on the project site, are not included in the “site of the work.” Such permanent, previously established facilities are not a p…
  • FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.
    …edules to the type or types of construction involved, guidance shall be sought before the opening of bids, or receipt of best and final offers, from the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division. Further examples are contained in Department of …
  • FAR 22.1010 Notification to interested parties under collective bargaining agreements.
    …coming successor contract and the applicable acquisition dates (issuance of solicitation, opening of bids, commencement of negotiations, award of contract, or start of performance, as the case may be); or (2) The forthcoming contract modif…
  • FAR 22.1012-1 Prevailing wage determinations.
    …not be effective if it is received by the contracting agency less than 10 days before the opening of bids, and the contracting officer finds that there is not reasonable time to incorporate the revision in the solicitation. (c) For contrac…
  • FAR 22.1305 Waivers.
    …pply unless the withdrawal is made more than 10 calendar days before the date set for the opening of bids.
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …material supplier which are established by a supplier of materials for the project before opening of bids and not on the Project site, are not included in the “site of the work.” Such permanent, previously established facilities are not a p…
  • DFARS 252.216-7007 Economic price adjustment—basic steel, aluminum, brass, bronze, or copper mill products-representation.
    …e item) is not in excess of the offeror's established price in effect on the date set for opening of bids (or the contract date if this is to be a negotiated contract) for like quantities of the same item. This price is the net price after …
  • DFARS 252.236-7007 Additive or deductive items.
    …low offeror and the items to be awarded shall be determined as follows— (1) Prior to the opening of bids, the Government will determine the amount of funds available for the project. (2) The low offeror shall be the Offeror that— (i) Is …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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