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.