[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR14.201-1]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 14_SEALED BIDDING--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart 14.2_Solicitation of Bids
 
Sec.  14.201-1  Uniform contract format.

    (a) Contracting officers shall prepare invitations for bids and 
contracts using the uniform contract format outlined in Table 14-1 to 
the maximum practicable extent. The use of the format facilitates 
preparation of the solicitation and contract as well as reference to, 
and use of, those documents by bidders and contractors. It need not be 
used for acquisition of the following:
    (1) Construction (see part 36).
    (2) Shipbuilding (including design, construction, and conversion), 
ship overhaul, and ship repair.
    (3) Subsistence items.
    (4) Supplies or services requiring special contract forms prescribed 
elsewhere in this regulation that are inconsistent with the uniform 
contract format.
    (5) Firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment 
acquisitions that use the simplified contract format (see 14.201-9).

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    (b) Information suitable for inclusion in invitations for bids under 
the uniform contract format shall also be included in invitations for 
bids not subject to that format if applicable.
    (c) Solicitations to which the uniform contract format applies shall 
include Parts I, II, III, and IV. If any section of the uniform contract 
format does not apply, the contracting officer should so mark that 
section in the solicitation. Upon award, the contracting officer shall 
not physically include Part IV in the resulting contract, but shall 
retain it in the contract file. Award by acceptance of a bid on the 
award portion of Standard Form 33, Solicitation Offer and Award (SF 33), 
Standard Form 26, Award/Contract (SF 26), or Standard Form 1447, 
Solicitation/Contract (SF 1447), incorporates Section K, 
Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders, in the 
resultant contract even though not physically attached.

                               Table 14-1
                         Uniform Contract Format
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           Section                               Title
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                          Part I--The Schedule

A                              Solicitation/contract form
B                              Supplies or services and prices
C                              Description/specifications
D                              Packaging and marking
E                              Inspection and acceptance
F                              Deliveries or performance
G                              Contract administration data
H                              Special contract requirements

                        Part II--Contract Clauses

I                              Contract clauses

      Part III--List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments

J                              List of documents, exhibits, and other
                                attachments

                Part IV--Representations and Instructions

K                              Representations, certifications, and
                                other statements of bidders
L                              Instructions, conditions, and notices to
                                bidders
M                              Evaluation factors for award
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[48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 48982, Nov. 28, 1989]