FAR 53.214 Sealed bidding
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 53.214
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 87 FR 73894 Effective Dec 30, 2022
- 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
The following forms are prescribed for use in contracting by sealed bidding (except for construction and architect-engineer services):
(a) SF 26 (Rev. 12/2022), Award/Contract. SF 26 is prescribed for use in awarding sealed bid contracts for supplies or services in which bids were obtained on SF 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award, as specified in 14.408-1(d)(1). Block 18 may only be used for sealed-bid procurements.
(b) SF 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract. SF 30, prescribed in 53.243, shall be used in amending invitations for bids, as specified in 14.208(a).
(c) SF 33 (Rev. 12/2022), Solicitation, Offer and Award. SF 33 is prescribed for use in soliciting bids for supplies or services and for awarding the contracts that result from the bids, as specified in 14.201-2(a)(1), unless award is accomplished by SF 26.
(d) SF 1447 (Rev. 12/2022), Solicitation/Contract. SF 1447 is prescribed for use in soliciting supplies or services and for awarding contracts that result from the bids. It shall be used when the simplified contract format is used (see 14.201-9) and may be used in place of the SF 26 or SF 33 with other solicitations and awards. Agencies may prescribe additional detailed instructions for use of the form.
(e) [Reserved]
(f) SF 1409 (Rev. 9/88), Abstract of Offers, and SF 1410 (9/88), Abstract of Offers-Continuation. SF 1409 and SF 1410 are prescribed for use in recording bids, as specified in 14.403(a).
(g) OF 17 (Rev. 12/93), Offer Label. OF 17 may be furnished with each invitation for bids to facilitate identification and handling of bids, as specified in 14.202-3(b).
(h) OF 336 (Rev.3/86), Continuation Sheet. OF 336 may be used as a continuation sheet in solicitations, as specified in 14.201-2(b).
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR 14.408-1(d)(1) General
- FAR 53.243 Contract modifications (SF 30)
- FAR 14.208(a) Amendment of invitation for bids
- FAR 14.201-2(a)(1) Part I—The Schedule
- FAR 14.201-9 Simplified contract format
- FAR 14.403(a) Recording of bids
- FAR 14.202-3(b) Bid envelopes
Quick answers
What is FAR 53.214?
FAR 53.214 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Sealed bidding".
When was FAR 53.214 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Title 10 Citations" (87 FR 73894), published Dec 1, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.
Are changes to FAR 53.214 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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