48 CFR § 214.202-5 - 214.202-5 Descriptive literature.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s214.202-5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 214.202-5 - 214.202-5 Descriptive literature."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "214.202-5"
section_name: "214.202-5 Descriptive literature."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "214"
part_name: "SEALED BIDDING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36326, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "214"
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# 214.202-5 214.202-5 Descriptive literature.
(c) *Requirements of invitation for bids.* When brand name or equal purchase descriptions are used, use of the provision at FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, satisfies this requirement.
[56 FR 36326, July 31, 1991, as amended at 63 FR 11528, Mar. 9, 1998; 64 FR 55633, Oct. 14, 1999; 69 FR 65090, Nov. 10, 2004]