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Title 48 → Chapter 1 → Subchapter C → Part 14 → Subpart 14.4 → §14.408-7 |
Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System
PART 14—SEALED BIDDING
Subpart 14.4—Opening of Bids and Award of Contract
14.408-7 Documentation of award.
(a) The contracting officer shall document compliance with 14.103-2 in the contract file.
(b) The documentation shall either state that the accepted bid was the lowest bid received, or list all lower bids with reasons for their rejection in sufficient detail to justify the award.
(c) When an award is made after receipt of equal low bids, the documentation shall describe how the tie was broken.
[48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983. Redesignated at 60 FR 34738, July 3, 1995]