[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: 48CFR14.202-7]

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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.  14.202-7  Facsimile bids.

    (a) Unless prohibited or otherwise restricted by agency procedures, 
contracting officers may authorize facsimile bids (see 14.201-6(v)). In 
determining whether or not to authorize facsimile bids, the contracting 
officer shall consider factors such as--
    (1) Anticipated bid size and volume;
    (2) Urgency of the requirement;
    (3) Frequency of price changes;
    (4) Availability, reliability, speed, and capacity of the receiving 
facsimile equipment; and
    (5) Adequacy of administrative procedures and controls for 
receiving, identifying, recording, and safeguarding facsimile bids, and 
ensuring their timely delivery to the bids opening location.
    (b) If facsimile bids are authorized, contracting officers may, 
after the date

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set for bid opening, request the apparently successful offeror to 
provide the complete original signed bid.

[54 FR 48983, Nov. 28, 1989, as amended at 64 FR 51838, Sept. 24, 1999]