FAR 52.219-2 Equal Low Bids
Solicitation provision Federal Acquisition Regulation Oct 1995 version
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 52.219-2
- Type
- Solicitation provision
- Current version
- October 1995
- Prescribed in
- FAR 19.309(b)
- Last amended
- 79 FR 61746 Effective Oct 14, 2014
- 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 solicitation provision.
Text
As prescribed in 19.309(b), insert the following provision:
Equal Low Bids (Oct 1995)
(a) This provision applies to small business concerns only.
(b) The bidder’s status as a labor surplus area (LSA) concern may affect entitlement to award in case of tie bids. If the bidder wishes to be considered for this priority, the bidder must identify, in the following space, the LSA in which the costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by the bidder or the first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price.
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(c) Failure to identify the labor surplus areas as specified in paragraph (b) of this provision will preclude the bidder from receiving priority consideration. If the bidder is awarded a contract as a result of receiving priority consideration under this provision and would not have otherwise received award, the bidder shall perform the contract or cause the contract to be performed in accordance with the obligations of an LSA concern.
(End of provision)
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is FAR 52.219-2?
FAR 52.219-2 is a solicitation provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Equal Low Bids".
What is the current version of FAR 52.219-2?
The current version is dated October 1995.
Where is FAR 52.219-2 prescribed?
It is prescribed in FAR 19.309(b), Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
When was FAR 52.219-2 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Contracting Programs for Minority-Owned and Other Small Businesses" (79 FR 61746), published Oct 14, 2014 and effective Oct 14, 2014.
Are changes to FAR 52.219-2 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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