FAR 14.406 Receipt of an unreadable electronic bid
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 14.406
- 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
If a bid received at the Government facility by electronic data interchange is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the invitation for bids cannot be ascertained, the contracting officer immediately shall notify the bidder that the bid will be rejected unless the bidder provides clear and convincing evidence-
(a) Of the content of the bid as originally submitted; and
(b) That the unreadable condition of the bid was caused by Government software or hardware error, malfunction, or other Government mishandling.
Quick answers
What is FAR 14.406?
FAR 14.406 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Receipt of an unreadable electronic bid".
Are changes to FAR 14.406 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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