FAR 19.202-3 Equal low bids

Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 19.202-3
Type
Subsection
Text as of
FAC 2026-01
Official text
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Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.

Text

In the event of equal low bids (see 14.408-6), awards shall be made first to small business concerns which are also labor surplus area concerns, and second to small business concerns which are not also labor surplus area concerns.

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What is FAR 19.202-3?

FAR 19.202-3 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Equal low bids".

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