FAR 52.214-16 - Minimum Bid Acceptance Period

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Prescribed in 14.201-6(j)
Effective Date:	1 April 1984
Clause or Provision:	Provision
Provision or Clause Number:	52.214-16 - Minimum Bid Acceptance Period
Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:	Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Communication Services; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Fixed Price, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Service; Fixed Price, Service; Indefinite Delivery; Transportation; Utility Services
Optional:	Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase); Facilities; Time & Material/Labor Hour; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Supply
Subject:	Bid & Proposal
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:	Prescription (j) Insert the provision at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period, in invitations for bids, except for construction, if the contracting officer determines that a minimum acceptance period must be specified.
Clause Overview:	Provision Definition (a) “Acceptance period,” as used in this provision, means the number of calendar days available to the Government for awarding a contract from the date specified in this solicitation for receipt of bids. Supersedes all other Language (b) This provision supersedes any language pertaining to the acceptance period that may appear elsewhere in this solicitation. Minimum Acceptance Period (c) The Government requires a minimum acceptance period of __________ calendar days [the Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days]. Bidders Specifying Longer Acceptance Period (d) In the space provided immediately below, bidders may specify a longer acceptance period than the Government’s minimum requirement. The bidder allows the following acceptance period: __________ calendar days. Rejection of Bids (Less than Minimum Acceptance Period) (e) A bid allowing less than the Government’s minimum acceptance period will be rejected. Compliance with Bid (f) The bidder agrees to execute all that it has undertaken to do, in compliance with its bid, if that bid is accepted in writing within— (1) The acceptance period stated in paragraph (c) of this clause; or (2) Any longer acceptance period stated in paragraph (d) of this clause.
Important Notes/Requirements:
Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:	No
Uniform Contract Format:	K
Editor:	Marshall

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