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52.228-17

Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee).
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Effective Date
FEB 2021
Active Deviations
—
Versions
1 (since 2021-02-16)
RFO
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52.228-17 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee).

As prescribed in 28.203-4(a), insert the following provision:

Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203-1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety's assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

(End of provision)

[86 FR 3686, Jan. 14, 2021]
28.203-4(a)
(a)Insert the provision at 52.228-17, Individual Surety--Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee), in solicitations that require the submission of a bid guarantee.

(b)Insert the clause at 52.228-11, Individual Surety--Pledge of Assets, in solicitations and contracts that require the submission of performance or payment bonds.
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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FAR FAR Prescription 28.203-4(a)
(a)Insert the provision at 52.228-17, Individual Surety--Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee), in solicitations that require the submission of a bid guarantee.

(b)Insert the clause at 52.228-11, Individual Surety--Pledge of Assets, in solicitations and contracts that require the submission of performance or payment bonds.

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Clause Text

Substantive changes. The RFO version differs materially from the eCFR text.
eCFR (codified)
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52.228-17 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee).
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
2 added, 1 removed
As prescribed in 28.203-4(a), insert the following provision:
As prescribed in 28.203-4 (a), insert the following provision:
2 removed
Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee) (FEB 2021)
Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Feb 2021)
6 removed
[86 FR 3686, Jan. 14, 2021]

Prescription

Substantive changes. The RFO prescription differs materially from the eCFR prescription.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
Unchanged
52.228-17 Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee).: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
3 added, 2 removed
(a)
(a)Insert the provision at 52.228-17, Individual Surety--Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee), in solicitations that require the submission of a bid guarantee.
(a)
(a) Insert the provision at 52.228-17, Individual Surety—Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee), in solicitations that require the submission of a bid guarantee.
22 removed
(b)
(b)Insert the clause at 52.228-11, Individual Surety--Pledge of Assets, in solicitations and contracts that require the submission of performance or payment bonds.
(b)

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52 · Prescribing Part 28

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References

52.228-1
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