FAR 53.106 Special construction and printing

Section Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 53.106
Type
Section
Text as of
FAC 2026-01
Official text
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Text

Contracting offices may request exceptions (see 53.103 ) to standard forms for special construction and printing. Examples of common exceptions are as follows:

Standard Forms Special Construction and Printing
(a) SF 18- (1) With vertical lines omitted (for listing of supplies and services, unit, etc.);
(2) As reproducible masters; and/or
(3) In carbon interleaved pads or sets.
(b) SF’s 26, 30, 33, 1447- As die-cut stencils or reproducible masters.
(c) SF 44- (1) With serial numbers and contracting office name and address; and/or
(2) On special weight of paper and with the type of construction, number of sets per book, 2 and number of parts per set as specified by the contracting officer. (Executive agencies may supplement the administrative instructions on the inside front cover of the book.)
(d) SF 1442- (1) As die-cut stencils or reproducible masters; and/or
(2) With additional wording as required by the executive agency. (However, the sequence and wording of the items appearing on the prescribed form should not be altered.

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What is FAR 53.106?

FAR 53.106 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Special construction and printing".

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