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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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28 sections with “original bid”

  • FAR 14.402-1 Unclassified bids.
    …ractical, read the bids aloud to the persons present, and (3) have the bids recorded. The original of each bid shall be carefully safeguarded, particularly until the abstract of bids required by 14.403 has been made and its accuracy verifie…
  • FAR 28.101-3 Authority of an attorney-in-fact for a bid bond.
    …in-fact shall include with the bid bond evidence of authority to bind the surety. (b) An original, or a photocopy or facsimile of an original, power of attorney is sufficient evidence of such authority. (c) For purposes of this section, e…
  • FAR 14.202-7 Facsimile bids.
    …te set for bid opening, request the apparently successful offeror to provide the complete original signed bid.
  • FAR 14.204 Records of invitations for bids and records of bids.
    …ddresses of prospective bidders who requested the invitation and were not included on the original solicitation list shall be added to the list and made a part of the record.
  • FAR 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.
    …n for bids, the bid shall be rejected, except as otherwise provided in 28.101-4. (k) The originals of all rejected bids, and any written findings with respect to such rejections, shall be preserved with the papers relating to the acquisiti…
  • FAR 14.406 Receipt of an unreadable electronic bid.
    …less the bidder provides clear and convincing evidence— (a) Of the content of the bid as originally submitted; and (b) That the unreadable condition of the bid was caused by Government software or hardware error, malfunction, or other Gov…
  • FAR 14.407-2 Apparent clerical mistakes.
    …f unit. (b) Correction of the bid shall be effected by attaching the verification to the original bid and a copy of the verification to the duplicate bid. Correction shall not be made on the face of the bid; however, it shall be reflected …
  • FAR 42.1204 Applicability of novation agreements.
    …rest not to concur in the transfer of a contract from one company to another company, the original contractor remains under contractual obligation to the Government, and the contract may be terminated for reasons of default, should the orig…
  • FAR 52.214-31 Facsimile Bids.
    …tracting Officer, the apparently successful bidder agrees to promptly submit the complete original signed bid. (f) Facsimile receiving data and compatibility characteristics are as follows: (1) Telephone number of receiving facsimile equi…
  • FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds—Construction.
    …ance and Payment Bonds—Construction (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Original contract price means the award price of the contract; or, for requirements contracts, the price payable for the estimated total quantity; or,…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ernment that recognizes the legal change of name of the contractor without disturbing the original contractual rights and obligations of the parties. Change order means a written order, signed by the contracting officer, directing the cont…
  • FAR 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.
    …ke in bid. (2) If the bid is verified, the contracting officer shall consider the bid as originally submitted. If the time for acceptance of bids is likely to expire before a decision can be made, the contracting officer shall request all …
  • FAR 52.247-57 Transportation Transit Privilege Credits.
    …mon carriers transit privileges that can be applied to the supplies when shipped from the original source, the offeror is invited to propose to use these credits for shipping the supplies to the designated Government destinations. The offer…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …)(A)and 41 U.S.C. 3304(b)(1).) (ii) Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, inc…
  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …act price, as corrected, does not exceed that of the next lowest acceptable bid under the original invitation for bids; or (3) That no change shall be made in the contract as awarded, if the evidence does not warrant a determination under …
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …terest; income taxes; property taxes; lease payments; bank fees; fines, claims, and dues; original equipment manufacturer relationships during warranty periods (negotiated up front with the product); utilities and other services purchased f…
  • DFARS 252.216-7001 Economic Price Adjustment-Nonstandard Steel Items.
    …ator shall be the base steel index); and (iii) The amount equal to ______ percent of the original contract unit price (representing that portion of the unit price which relates neither to the cost of labor nor the cost of steel, and which …
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    … been rendered useless beyond repair, rehabilitation, or restoration such that the item's original identity, utility, form, fit, and function have been destroyed. Items can be classified as scrap if processed by cutting, tearing, crushing, …
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …equired approvals of award and evidence of legal review. (25) Notice of award. (26) The original of— (i) The signed contract or award; (ii) All contract modifications; and (iii) Documents supporting modifications executed by the contra…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …d (iii) State the timeframe for identifying which of those specifications and standards, originally provided for guidance only, shall become mandatory. (b) Plan of action—(1) Sources. (i) Indicate the prospective sources of supplies or se…
  • FAR 14.408-4 Economic price adjustment.
    …er will not agree to an approved clause, the award may be made on the basis of the bid as originally submitted. (3) Bids that contain economic price adjustments with no ceiling shall be rejected unless a clear basis for evaluation exists. …
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …i) The contracting officer; and (ii) The protested HUBZone small business concern or the original protester, as appropriate. (2) SBA will not consider additional information or changed circumstances that were not disclosed at the time of …
  • FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    … (3) The protested EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB program, or the original protester, as appropriate; and (4) SBA's Office of General Counsel, Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law, U.S. Small Business Admin…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …terest; income taxes; property taxes; lease payments; bank fees; fines, claims, and dues; original equipment manufacturer relationships during warranty periods (negotiated up front with the product); utilities and other services purchased f…
  • FAR 22.404-6 Modifications of wage determinations.
    …rporated. (2) All project wage determination modifications expire on the same day as the original determination. The need to include a modification of a project wage determination for the primary site of the work in a solicitation is deter…
  • FAR 50.102-3 Limitations on exercise of authority.
    …3) The correction of a contract because of a mistake in its making shall not increase the original contract price to an amount higher than the next lowest responsive offer of a responsible offeror. (f) No executive department or agency sha…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …nment agency] Gentlemen: 1. We hereby confirm the above indicated Letter of Credit, the original of which is attached, issued by _____ [name of issuing financial institution] for drawings of up to United States dollars _____/U.S. $_____ a…
  • DFARS 252.216-7000 Economic Price Adjustment—Basic Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, or Copper Mill Products.
    …creases in any contract unit price under this contract shall not exceed 10 percent of the original contract unit price; (2) The increased contract unit price shall be effective on the effective date of the increase in the applicable establ…

FAR (chapter 1)

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