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52.214-16

Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.
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Effective Date
APR 1984
Active Deviations
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Versions
2 (since 2017-01-01)
RFO
RFO Version Available

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52.214-16 Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

As prescribed in 14.201-6(j), insert the following provision in invitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified:

Minimum Bid Acceptance Period (APR 1984)

(a)
Acceptance period,
as used in this provision, means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids.

(b) This provision supersedes any language pertaining to the acceptance period that may appear elsewhere in this solicitation.

(c) The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of __ calendar days [
the Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days
].

(d) In the space provided immediately below, bidders may specify a longer acceptance period than the Government's minimum requirement.

The bidder allows the following acceptance period: __ calendar days.

(e) A bid allowing less than the Government's minimum acceptance period will be rejected.

(f) The bidder agrees to execute all that it has undertaken to do, in compliance with its bid, if that bid is accepted in writing within (1) the acceptance period stated in paragraph (c) above or (2) any longer acceptance period stated in paragraph (d) above.

(End of provision)
14.201-6(j)
(j) Insert the provision at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period, in invitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified.

DFARS Supplementary Guidance

214.201-6
(2) Use the provisions at 252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit, and 252.215-7008, Only One Offer, as prescribed at 215.371-6 and 215.408(3), respectively.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

Regulatory Stack

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FAR FAR Prescription 14.201-6(j)
(j) Insert the provision at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period, in invitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified.

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DFARS DFARS Supplement (eCFR) 214.201-6
(2) Use the provisions at 252.215-7007, Notice of Intent to Resolicit, and 252.215-7008, Only One Offer, as prescribed at 215.371-6 and 215.408(3), respectively.

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Version History

Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.

2 versions tracked from 2017-01-01 to 2018-01-24.
JAN 2018 January 24, 2018 CURRENT SUBSTANTIVE
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JAN 2017 (previous)
JAN 2018 (current)
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(c)
(c) The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of _ calendar days [the Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days].
(c)
(c) The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of __ calendar days [the Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days].
1 added, 1 removed
(d)
(d) In the space provided immediately below, bidders may specify a longer acceptance period than the Government's minimum requirement. The bidder allows the following acceptance period: _ calendar days.
(d)
(d) In the space provided immediately below, bidders may specify a longer acceptance period than the Government's minimum requirement. The bidder allows the following acceptance period: __ calendar days.
JAN 2017 January 1, 2017 SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR

RFO Version

Comparison of the codified eCFR text against the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul revision. Highlights show additions (green) and deletions (red, struck through).

Clause Text

Substantive changes. The RFO version differs materially from the eCFR text.
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52.214-16 Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.
eCFR (codified)
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2 added, 22 removed
As prescribed in 14.201-6(j), insert the following provision in invitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified:
As prescribed in 14.207(g), insert the following provision:
2 added, 2 removed
(a)
(a) Acceptance period, as used in this provision, means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids.
(a)
(a) "Acceptance period," as used in this provision, means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids.
1 added, 1 removed
(c)
(c) The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of __ calendar days [the Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days].
(c)
(c) The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of __________ calendar days [the Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days].
1 added, 1 removed
The bidder allows the following acceptance period: __ calendar days.
The bidder allows the following acceptance period: __________ calendar days.
1 added, 21 removed
(f)
(f) The bidder agrees to execute all that it has undertaken to do, in compliance with its bid, if that bid is accepted in writing within (1) the acceptance period stated in paragraph (c) above or (2) any longer acceptance period stated in paragraph (d) above.
(f)
(f) The bidder agrees to execute all that it has undertaken to do, in compliance with its bid, if that bid is accepted in writing within-
12 added
(1)
(1)
(1) The acceptance period stated in paragraph (c) of this clause; or
12 added
(2)
(2)
(2) Any longer acceptance period stated in paragraph (d) of this clause.

Prescription

Minor revisions. The RFO prescription has formatting or editorial changes from the eCFR prescription.
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52.214-16 Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
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(j)
(j) Insert the provision at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period, in invitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified.
(j)
(g) Insert the provision at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period, in invitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified.

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52 · Prescribing Part 14

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