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FAR 52.214-5 — Submission of Bids.

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52.214-5 Submission of Bids.

Type: Provision

Prescribed in: 14.201-6(c)

Current version date: DEC 2016

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 14.201-6(c)

(c) Insert the following provisions in invitations for bids:

(1) 52.214-5, Submission of Bids.

(2) 52.214-6, Explanation to Prospective Bidders.

(3) 52.214-7, Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids.

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.

Current Text

52.214-5 Submission of Bids.

As prescribed in 14.201-6(c)(1), insert the following provision:

Submission of Bids (DEC 2016)

(a) Bids and bid modifications shall be submitted in sealed envelopes or packages (unless submitted by electronic means) (1) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (2) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the bidder.

(b) Bidders using commercial carrier services shall ensure that the bid is addressed and marked on the outermost envelope or wrapper as prescribed in subparagraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this provision when delivered to the office specified in the solicitation.

(c) Facsimile bids, modifications, or withdrawals, will not be considered unless authorized by the solicitation.

(d) Bids submitted by electronic commerce shall be considered only if the electronic commerce method was specifically stipulated or permitted by the solicitation.

(End of provision)

[54 FR 48991, Nov. 28, 1989, as amended at 55 FR 3887, Feb. 5, 1990; 60 FR 34739, July 3, 1995; 61 FR 69293, Dec. 31, 1996; 62 FR 12721, Mar. 17, 1997; 81 FR 83099, Nov. 18, 2016]

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.214-5