FAR 12.205 Offers
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 12.205
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 86 FR 61017 Effective Dec 6, 2021
- Proposed changes
- 1
- 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) Where technical information is necessary for evaluation of offers, agencies should, as part of market research, review existing literature generally available in the industry to determine its adequacy for purposes of evaluation. If adequate, contracting officers shall request existing product or service literature from offerors of commercial products or commercial services in lieu of unique technical proposals.
(b) Contracting officers should allow offerors to propose multiple offers that will meet a Government need in response to solicitations for commercial products or commercial services. The contracting officer shall evaluate each offer separately.
(c) Consistent with the requirements at 5.203(b), the contracting officer may allow fewer than 30 days response time for receipt of offers for commercial products or commercial services, unless the acquisition is covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement or a Free Trade Agreement (see 5.203(h)).
Federal Register history
Proposed changes
| Proposed rule | Published | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51 | Closed Oct 19, 2026No final rule found |
Sections cited
- FAR 5.203(b) Publicizing and response time
Quick answers
What is FAR 12.205?
FAR 12.205 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Offers".
When was FAR 12.205 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”" (86 FR 61017), published Nov 4, 2021 and effective Dec 6, 2021.
Are changes to FAR 12.205 proposed?
One proposed change has no final rule yet.
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