Part 14 - Sealed Bidding

• 14.000 Scope of part.

• Subpart 14.1 - Use of Sealed Bidding

  • 14.101 Elements of sealed bidding.

  • 14.102 [Reserved]

  • 14.103 Policy.

    • 14.103-1 General.

    • 14.103-2 Limitations.

  • 14.104 Types of contracts.

  • 14.105 Solicitations for informational or planning purposes.

• Subpart 14.2 - Solicitation of Bids

  • 14.201 Preparation of invitations for bids.

    • 14.201-1 Uniform contract format.

    • 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.

    • 14.201-3 PartII-Contract clauses.

    • 14.201-4 PartIII-Documents, exhibits, and other attachments.

    • 14.201-5 PartIV-Representations and instructions.

    • 14.201-6 Solicitation provisions.

    • 14.201-7 Contract clauses.

    • 14.201-8 Price related factors.

    • 14.201-9 Simplified contract format.

  • 14.202 General rules for solicitation of bids.

    • 14.202-1 Bidding time.

    • 14.202-2 [Reserved]

    • 14.202-3 Bid envelopes.

    • 14.202-4 Bid samples.

    • 14.202-5 Descriptive literature.

    • 14.202-6 Final review of invitations for bids.

    • 14.202-7 Facsimile bids.

    • 14.202-8 Electronic bids.

  • 14.203 Methods of soliciting bids.

    • 14.203-1 Transmittal to prospective bidders.

    • 14.203-2 Dissemination of information concerning invitations for bids.

    • 14.203-3 Master solicitation.

  • 14.204 Records of invitations for bids and records of bids.

  • 14.205 Presolicitation notices.

  • 14.206 [Reserved]

  • 14.207 Pre-bid conference.

  • 14.208 Amendment of invitation for bids.

  • 14.209 Cancellation of invitations before opening.

  • 14.210 Qualified products.

  • 14.211 Release of acquisition information.

  • 14.212 Economic purchase quantities (supplies).

• Subpart 14.3 - Submission of Bids

  • 14.301 Responsiveness of bids.

  • 14.302 Bid submission.

  • 14.303 Modification or withdrawal of bids.

  • 14.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.

• Subpart 14.4 - Opening of Bids and Award of Contract

  • 14.400 Scope of subpart.

  • 14.401 Receipt and safeguarding of bids.

  • 14.402 Opening of bids.

    • 14.402-1 Unclassified bids.

    • 14.402-2 Classified bids.

    • 14.402-3 Postponement of openings.

  • 14.403 Recording of bids.

  • 14.404 Rejection of bids.

    • 14.404-1 Cancellation of invitations after opening.

    • 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.

    • 14.404-3 Notice to bidders of rejection of all bids.

    • 14.404-4 Restrictions on disclosure of descriptive literature.

    • 14.404-5 All or none qualifications.

  • 14.405 Minor informalities or irregularities in bids.

  • 14.406 Receipt of an unreadable electronic bid.

  • 14.407 Mistakes in bids.

    • 14.407-1 General.

    • 14.407-2 Apparent clerical mistakes.

    • 14.407-3 Other mistakes disclosed before award.

    • 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.

  • 14.408 Award.

    • 14.408-1 General.

    • 14.408-2 Responsible bidder-reasonableness of price.

    • 14.408-3 Prompt payment discounts.

    • 14.408-4 Economic price adjustment.

    • 14.408-5 [Reserved]

    • 14.408-6 Equal low bids.

    • 14.408-7 Documentation of award.

    • 14.408-8 Protests against award.

  • 14.409 Information to bidders.

    • 14.409-1 Award of unclassified contracts.

    • 14.409-2 Award of classified contracts.

• Subpart 14.5 - Two-Step Sealed Bidding

  • 14.501 General.

  • 14.502 Conditions for use.

  • 14.503 Procedures.

    • 14.503-1 Step one.

    • 14.503-2 Step two.