[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR814.304-4] [Page 176] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PART 814_SEALED BIDDING--Table of Contents Subpart 814.3_Submission of Bids Sec. 814.304-4 Records. All bids received by mail (or telegram where authorized) will be time and date stamped immediately upon receipt at the VA installation mail room and in the office of the addressee designated in the invitation. This will firmly establish the time of receipt of bids, or when bids are received in the office of the addressee subsequent to the time of opening, and it will establish whether or not the delay was due to mishandling on the part of VA. [49 FR 12599, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 40063, Sept. 29, 1989; 63 FR 69219, Dec. 16, 1998]