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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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45 sections with “sealed bid procedures”: the first 40

  • FAR 6.401 Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.
    Sealed bidding and competitive proposals, as described in parts 14 and 15, are both acceptable procedures for use under subparts 6.1, 6.2; and, when appropriate, under subpart 6.3. (a) Sealed bids. (See part 14 for procedures.) Contracting…
  • FAR 36.213 Special procedures for sealed bidding in construction contracting.
  • DFARS 236.213 Special procedures for sealed bidding in construction contracting.
    If it appears that sufficient funds may not be available for all the desired construction features, consider using a bid schedule with additive or deductive items in accordance with PGI 236.213.
  • FAR 6.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    … for use in fulfilling the requirement for full and open competition are as follows: (a) Sealed bids. (See 6.401(a).) (b) Competitive proposals. (See 6.401(b).) If sealed bids are not appropriate under paragraph (a) of this section, contr…
  • FAR 52.214-26 Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding.
    As prescribed in 14.201-7(a)(1), insert the following clause: Audit and Records—Sealed Bidding (JUN 2020) (a) As used in this clause, records includes books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of ty…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ld 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 “proposals”; however, r…
  • FAR 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award.
    …, evaluation and award prescribed in part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; part 14, Sealed Bidding; or part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as appropriate for the particular acquisition. The contracting officer may use the streamlined…
  • FAR 14.501 General.
    Two-step sealed bidding is a combination of competitive procedures designed to obtain the benefits of sealed bidding when adequate specifications are not available. An objective is to permit the development of a sufficiently descriptive and…
  • FAR 17.106-1 General.
    … selection of the method of contracting, since the multiyear procedure is compatible with sealed bidding, including two-step sealed bidding, and negotiation. (b) Type of contract. Given the longer performance period associated with multiye…
  • FAR 19.805-2 Procedures.
    …rs specified in the solicitation (see 13 CFR 124.507(d)(3)). (1) In either negotiated or sealed bid competitive 8(a) acquisitions SBA will determine the eligibility of the apparent successful offeror and advise the contracting office withi…
  • FAR 32.1001 Policy.
    …ayments based upon a percentage or stage of completion; or (3) Contracts awarded through sealed bid procedures.
  • FAR 36.103 Methods of contracting.
    (a) The contracting officer shall use sealed bid procedures for a construction contract if the conditions in 6.401(a) apply, unless the contract will be performed outside the United States and its outlying areas. (See 6.401(b)(2).) (b) Con…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …res in Part 13; (B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or (C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation. (ii) 52.203-11, Certificati…
  • FAR 14.000 Scope of part.
    …e basic requirements of contracting for supplies and services (including construction) by sealed bidding, (b) the information to be included in the solicitation (invitation for bids), (c) procedures concerning the submission of bids, (d) re…
  • FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …n interested party shall submit its writtten protest to the contracting officer— (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 fro…
  • FAR 19.307 Protesting a firm's status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.
    … (i) To be received by close of business on the fifth business day after bid opening for sealed bid acquisitions; (ii) To be received by close of business on the fifth business day after receipt of the special notification from the contra…
  • 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.
    …) To be received by the close of business by the fifth business day after bid opening for sealed bid acquisitions; (ii) To be received by the close of business by the fifth business day after receipt of the special notification from the co…
  • FAR 22.807 Exemptions.
    …thdrawal shall not apply— (1) To contracts awarded before the withdrawal; or (2) To any sealed bid contract (including restricted sealed bidding), unless the withdrawal is made more than 10 days before the bid opening date.
  • FAR 3.103-1 Solicitation provision.
    … (b) [Reserved] (c) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or (d) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …s, special 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 c…
  • FAR 12.102 Applicability.
    …, evaluation and award prescribed in part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; part 14, Sealed Bidding; or part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, as appropriate for the particular acquisition. (c) Contracts for the acquisition of commercia…
  • 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 15.000 Scope of part.
    …mpetitive and noncompetitive negotiated acquisitions. A contract awarded using other than sealed bidding procedures is a negotiated contract (see 14.101).
  • FAR 15.400 Scope of subpart.
    …subcontracts) and contract modifications, including modifications to contracts awarded by sealed bidding.
  • FAR 16.103 Negotiating contract type.
    … major systems or research and development; and (iii) Awards on the set-aside portion of sealed bid partial set-asides for small business.
  • FAR 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …s determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the option will be exercised. For sealed bids, the determination shall be in writing. (d) Insert a clause substantially the same as the clause at 52.217-6, Option for Increased Quanti…
  • FAR 17.803 Applicability.
    …t-engineer services subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 11 (see 36.601); (c) Procurements using sealed bidding procedures (see part 14); or (d) Acquisition of personal protective equipment, in accordance with— (1) Sections 813 and 814 of the Na…
  • FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.
    …ng officer by the close of business of the fifth business day after— (i) Bid opening for sealed bid acquisitions; or (ii) Receipt of the special notification from the contracting officer (see 15.503(a)(2)) that identifies the apparently s…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    …try Classification System (NAICS) code, see paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section. (ii) In sealed bidding acquisitions, each invitation for bids to perform a contract that is expected to exceed $900,000 ($2 million for construction) and that…
  • FAR 22.404-6 Modifications of wage determinations.
    …ions at SAM.gov website's “Alert Service”. (b) The following applies when contracting by sealed bidding: (1) A written action modifying a wage determination shall be effective if: (i) It is received by the contracting agency, or is publi…
  • FAR 22.404-7 Correction of wage determinations containing clerical errors.
    …the contracting officer must follow the procedures in 22.404-5(b)(1) or (2)(i) or (ii) in sealed bidding, and the procedures in 22.404-5(c)(3) or (4) in negotiations. After contract award, the contracting officer must follow the procedures …
  • FAR 22.1305 Waivers.
    …Act. The withdrawal does not apply to awarded contracts. For procurements entered into by sealed bidding, such withdrawal does not apply unless the withdrawal is made more than 10 calendar days before the date set for the opening of bids.
  • FAR 22.1403 Waivers.
    …the withdrawal. The withdrawal shall not apply to solicitations under any means of formal sealed bidding unless it is made more than 10 days before the date set for bid opening.
  • FAR 25.103 Exceptions.
    … contracting officer learns at any time before the time designated for receipt of bids in sealed bidding or final offers in negotiation that an article on the list is available domestically in sufficient and reasonably available commercial …
  • FAR 25.1002 Use of foreign currency.
    …e from a commonly used source in effect as follows: (1) For acquisitions conducted using sealed bidding procedures, on the date of bid opening. (2) For acquisitions conducted using negotiation procedures— (i) On the date specified for re…
  • FAR 30.000 Scope of part.
    …(48 CFR chapter 99) to negotiated contracts and subcontracts. This part does not apply to sealed bid contracts or to any contract with a small business concern (see 48 CFR 9903.201-1(b) for these and other exemptions).
  • FAR 32.113 Customary contract financing.
    …hority of part 36. (c) Financing of contracts for supplies or services awarded under the sealed bid method of procurement in accordance with part 14 through progress payments based on costs in accordance with subpart 32.5. (d) Financing o…
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …unds Transfer Information with Offer, or a provision substantially the same; and (2) For sealed bid solicitations, the contracting officer shall amend 52.232-38 to ensure that a bidder's EFT information— (i) Is not a part of the bid to be…
  • FAR 36.213-1 General.
    Contracting officers shall follow the procedures for sealed bidding in part 14, as modified and supplemented by the requirements in this subpart.
  • FAR 47.200 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart prescribes procedures for the acquisition by sealed bid or negotiated contracts of— (1) Freight transportation (including local drayage) from rail, motor (including bus), domestic water (including inland, coastwise, and in…

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