RFO
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The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has published a revised version of this clause. The RFO version supersedes the eCFR text below for contracts using the RFO model; see the RFO deviation for applicability.
View RFO version52.214-19 Contract Award—Sealed Bidding—Construction. As prescribed in 14.201-6(m), insert the following provision: Contract Award—Sealed Bidding—Construction (AUG 1996) (a) The Government will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation. (b) The Government may reject any or all bids, and waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids received. (c) The Government may accept any item or combination of items, unless doing so is precluded by a restrictive limitation in the solicitation or the bid. (d) The Government may reject a bid as nonresponsive if the prices bid are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. A bid is materially unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated in relation to cost for other work, and if there is a reasonable doubt that the bid will result in the lowest overall cost to the Government even though it may be the low evaluated bid, or if it is so unbalanced as to be tantamount to allowing an advance payment. (End of provision) [48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1746, Jan. 11, 1985; 50 FR 52434, Dec. 23, 1985; 61 FR 31664, June 20, 1996]
14.201-6(m)
(m) Insert the provision at 52.214-19, Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction, in all invitations for bids for construction work.
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.
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RFO
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Overhauled clause text
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FAR
FAR Prescription
14.201-6(m)
(m) Insert the provision at 52.214-19, Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction, in all invitations for bids for construction work.
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.
Version History
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RFO Version
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Clause Text
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52.214-19 Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction.
eCFR (codified)
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1 added, 1 removed
As prescribed in 14.201-6(m), insert the following provision:
As prescribed in 14.207(i), insert the following provision:
27 removed
[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1746, Jan. 11, 1985; 50 FR 52434, Dec. 23, 1985; 61 FR 31664, June 20, 1996]
Prescription
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52.214-19 Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction.: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
19 added, 11 removed
(m)
(m) Insert the provision at 52.214-19, Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction, in all invitations for bids for construction work.
(m)
(d) The contracting officer must state in the invitation for bids that bids will be evaluated without discussions (see 52.214-10 and, for construction contracts, 52.214-19).
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