FAR 11.401 General
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 11.401
- Type
- Section
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) The time of delivery or performance is an essential contract element and shall be clearly stated in solicitations. Contracting officers shall ensure that delivery or performance schedules are realistic and meet the requirements of the acquisition. Schedules that are unnecessarily short or difficult to attain-
(1) Tend to restrict competition,
(2) Are inconsistent with small business policies, and
(3) May result in higher contract prices.
(b) Solicitations shall, except when clearly unnecessary, inform bidders or offerors of the basis on which their bids or proposals will be evaluated with respect to time of delivery or performance.
(c) If timely delivery or performance is unusually important to the Government, liquidated damages clauses may be used (see subpart 11.5).
Sections cited
- FAR Subpart 11.5 Liquidated Damages
Quick answers
What is FAR 11.401?
FAR 11.401 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "General".
Are changes to FAR 11.401 proposed?
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