48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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5 sections with “unclassified bids”

  • 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 14.403 Recording of bids.
    …uch information as the contracting activity deems necessary. (b) Abstracts of offers for unclassified acquisitions shall be available for public inspection. Such abstracts shall not contain information regarding failure to meet minimum sta…
  • FAR 14.409-1 Award of unclassified contracts.
    …on of the abstract of offers need be given. (c) When a request is received concerning an unclassified invitation from an inquirer who is neither a bidder nor a representative of a bidder, the contracting officer should make every effort to…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ance. A contract may be a classified contract even though the contract document itself is unclassified. Classified information means any knowledge that can be communicated or any documentary material, regardless of its physical form or cha…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …tion may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. (2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil. (3) Defense documents not avai…

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.