FAR 14.408-7 Documentation of award
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 14.408-7
- Type
- Subsection
- 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 subsection.
Text
(a) The contracting officer shall document compliance with 14.103-2 in the contract file.
(b) The documentation shall either state that the accepted bid was the lowest bid received, or list all lower bids with reasons for their rejection in sufficient detail to justify the award.
(c) When an award is made after receipt of equal low bids, the documentation shall describe how the tie was broken.
Sections cited
- FAR 14.103-2 Limitations
Quick answers
What is FAR 14.408-7?
FAR 14.408-7 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Documentation of award".
Are changes to FAR 14.408-7 proposed?
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