FAR 53.228 Bonds and insurance
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 53.228
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 86 FR 3682 Effective Feb 16, 2021
- 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 standard forms are prescribed for use for bond and insurance requirements, as specified in part 28 . These forms can be found at the GSA Forms Library at http://www.gsa.gov/forms . All the following forms are authorized for local reproduction, except for SF 25 B.
(a) SF 24 (Rev. 8/2016) Bid Bond. (See 28.106-1.)
(b) SF 25 (Rev. 8/2016) Performance Bond. (See 28.106-1(b).)
(c) SF 25A (Rev. 8/2016) Payment Bond. (See 28.106-1(c).)
(d) SF 25B (For Standard Forms 24, 25, and 25A). (Rev.10/1983), Continuation Sheet Forms 24, 25, and 25A (See 28.106-1(c).)
(e) SF 28 (Rev. Feb 2021) Affidavit of Individual Surety. (See 28.106-1(e) and 28.203-1(b)(3).)
(f) SF 34 (Rev. 8/2016), Annual Bid Bond. (See 28.106-1(f).)
(g) SF 35 (Rev. 8/2016), Annual Performance Bond. (See 28.106-1.)
(h) SF 273 (Rev. 4/2013) Reinsurance Agreement for a Bond statute Performance Bond. (See 28.106-1(h) and 28.202(a)(4).)
(i) SF 274 (Rev. 4/2013) Reinsurance Agreement for a Bond statute Payment Bond. (See 28.106-1(i) and 28.202(a)(4).)
(j) SF 275 (Rev. 10/98) Reinsurance Agreement in Favor of the United States. (See 28.106-1(j) and 28.202(a)(4).)
(k) SF 1414 (Rev. 10/93), Consent of Surety.
(l) SF 1415 (Rev. 7/93), Consent of Surety and Increase of Penalty. (See 28.106-1(l).)
(m) SF 1416 (Rev. 10/98) Payment Bond for Other than Construction Contracts. (See 28.106-1(m).)
(n) SF 1418 (Rev. 2/99) Performance Bond For Other Than Construction Contracts. (See 28.106-1(n).)
(o) OF 91(1/90Ed.), Release of Personal Property from Escrow. (See 28.106-1(o) and 28.203-3(a).)
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR Part 28 Bonds and Insurance
- FAR 28.106-1 Bonds and bond-related forms
- FAR 28.203-1(b)(3) Acceptability of individual sureties
- FAR 28.202(a)(4) Acceptability of corporate sureties
- FAR 28.203-3(a) Release of security interest
Quick answers
What is FAR 53.228?
FAR 53.228 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Bonds and insurance".
When was FAR 53.228 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Individual Sureties" (86 FR 3682), published Jan 14, 2021 and effective Feb 16, 2021.
Are changes to FAR 53.228 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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