§ 814.201-6 - Solicitation provisions.

814.201-6 Solicitation provisions.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 83 FR 16209, Apr. 16, 2018.

(a) The contracting officer must place the provision entitled “Caution to Bidders-Bid Envelopes,” as set forth in 852.214-70, in all invitations for bids where bid submissions are by other than electronic means.

(b)

In an invitation for bid for supplies, equipment, or services (other than construction), the contracting officer

must

shall define the extent to which VA will authorize and consider alternate bids.

(1) The contracting officer shall include the provision at 852.214-71, Restrictions on Alternate Item(s), in the invitation when VA will consider an alternate item only where acceptable bids on a desired item are not received or the bids do not satisfy the total requirement. (For construction projects, VA will consider for acceptance an alternate specified

on construction projects

only as a part of the basic item.)

(

1) When VA will consider an alternate item only if no bids or insufficient bids are received on an item desired, the contracting officer must include the provision set forth in

2) The contracting officer shall include the provision at 852.214-

71, Restrictions on alternate item

72, Alternate Item(s), in the invitation

. (2) When

, when VA will consider an alternate item on an equal basis with the item specified

, the contracting officer must include the provision set forth in 852.214-72, Alternate items, in the invitation.

. (For construction projects, VA will consider for acceptance an alternate specified only as a part of the basic item.)

(3) In addition to either of the

provision

provisions referenced in

paragraph

paragraphs (

b

a)(1) or (2) of this section, the contracting officer

must

shall include the provision

set forth in

at 852.214-73, Alternate

packaging

Packaging and

packing

Packing, in the invitation when bids will be allowed based on different packaging, unit designation, etc.

(

c

b)

When the

The contracting officer

determines that samples are necessary to the proper awarding of a contract, the contracting officer must

shall include the provision

set forth in

at 852.214-74, Marking of Bid

samples

Samples, in the

solicitation

invitation, along with the provision

in

at FAR 52.214-20, Bid Samples, when the contracting officer determines that samples are necessary to the proper awarding of a contract.

[83 FR 16209, Apr. 16, 2018]