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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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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.

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20 sections with “sealed bid solicitations”

  • FAR 53.214 Sealed bidding.
    The following forms are prescribed for use in contracting by sealed bidding (except for construction and architect-engineer services): (a) SF 26 (Rev. 12/2022), Award/Contract. SF 26 is prescribed for use in awarding sealed bid contracts f…
  • FAR 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
    …tions for bids, except those for construction, the provision at 52.214-10, Contract Award-Sealed Bidding. (f) Insert in invitations for bids to which the uniform contract format applies, the provision at 52.214-12, Preparation of Bids. (g…
  • FAR 14.201-7 Contract clauses.
    (a) When contracting by sealed bidding, the contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.214-26, Audit and Records-Sealed Bidding, in solicitations and contracts as follows: (1) Use the basic clause if— (i) The acquisition will not u…
  • FAR 22.404-4 Solicitations issued without wage determinations for the primary site of the work.
    …to be paid under the contract will be issued as an amendment to the solicitation. (b) In sealed bidding, bids may not be opened until a reasonable time after the wage determination for the primary site of the work has been furnished to all…
  • FAR 36.701 Standard and optional forms for use in contracting for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements.
    …d, and 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 …
  • DFARS 217.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    Sealed bid solicitations shall not include provisions for evaluations of options unless the contracting officer determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the options will be exercised (10 U.S.C. 3206(e)). This limitation also ap…
  • 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 27.202-5 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    … desired and for which certified cost or pricing data are obtained under 15.403; or (ii) Sealed bid solicitations only if the need for such information is approved at a level above the contracting officer as being necessary for proper prot…
  • 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 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 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 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …ility or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. (12) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. (13) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. (14) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic, Alternates I, and II). (15) 52.2…
  • 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 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 19.309 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … for solicitations issued after October 1, 2028 (see 19.102(b)). (b) When contracting by sealed bidding, insert the provision at 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids, in solicitations when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be…
  • FAR 19.708 Contract clauses.
    …n is set aside or is to be accomplished under the 8(a) program. When— (i) Contracting by sealed bidding rather than by negotiation, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I; (ii) Contracting by negotiation, and su…
  • 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 25.1002 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 52.103 Identification of provisions and clauses.
    …rporated in solicitations and/or contracts by reference or in full text: (1) If part 14 (Sealed Bidding) of the X Agency Acquisition Regulation, published in the Federal Register and codified as Chapter 99 in 48 CFR, prescribes the use of …
  • DFARS 247.271-3 Solicitation provisions, schedule formats, and contract clauses.
    …e solicitation provisions and schedules, as appropriate, if using negotiation rather than sealed bidding. Overseas commands, except those in Alaska and Hawaii, may modify these clauses to conform to local practices, laws, and regulations. …

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.