48 CFR § 14.203-1 - 14.203-1 Transmittal to prospective bidders.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s14.203-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 14.203-1 - 14.203-1 Transmittal to prospective bidders."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "14.203-1"
section_name: "14.203-1 Transmittal to prospective bidders."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "SEALED BIDDING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42171, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "14"
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# 14.203-1 14.203-1 Transmittal to prospective bidders.
Invitations for bids or presolicitation notices must be provided in accordance with 5.102. When a contracting office is located in the United States, any solicitation sent to a prospective bidder located outside the United States shall be sent by electronic data interchange or air mail if security classification permits.
[68 FR 28081, May 22, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 43856, July 24, 2003]