48 CFR § 514.270-1 - 514.270-1 Definition.

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title: "48 CFR § 514.270-1 - 514.270-1   Definition."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "514.270-1"
section_name: "514.270-1   Definition."
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "514"
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: "40 U.S.C. 121(c)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 37211, July 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "514"
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# 514.270-1 514.270-1   Definition.

*Aggregate award* means an arrangement whereby two or more separately-priced line items are combined for award to that bidder whose bid will result in the lowest overall cost to the Government for the line items as a group. The individual price for each item does not have to be the lowest bid received. (See also the definition of a “line item” in FAR FAR 2.101.)

[64 FR 37211, July 9, 1999, as amended at 86 FR 68442, Dec. 2, 2021]