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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Jun 05, 2024
2914.408-1 - 2914.408-1 General.

(a) When only one bid is received in response to an invitation for bids, such bid may be considered and accepted if the contracting officer makes a written determination that:

(1) The specifications used in the invitation were not unduly restrictive;

(2) Adequate competition was solicited and it could have been reasonably assumed that more than one bid would have been submitted;

(3) The price is reasonable; and

(4) The bid is otherwise in accordance with the invitation for bids.

(b) Such a determination must be placed in the contract file.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 486(c)
source: 69 FR 22991, Apr. 27, 2004, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 2914.408-1