48 CFR § 552.236-76 - 552.236-76 Basis of Award—Sealed Bidding Construction

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title: "48 CFR § 552.236-76 - 552.236-76   Basis of Award—Sealed Bidding Construction"
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "552.236-76"
section_name: "552.236-76   Basis of Award—Sealed Bidding Construction"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "552"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 37229, July 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 552.236-76 552.236-76   Basis of Award—Sealed Bidding Construction

As prescribed in 536.270-5(c), insert a provision substantially the same as the following provision:

****Basis of Award—Sealed Bidding Construction (MAR 2019)

A bid may be rejected as nonresponsive if the bid is materially unbalanced as to bid prices. A bid is unbalanced when the bid is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and significantly overstated for other work.

****(End of provision)

*Alternate I* (MAR 2019). As prescribed in 536.270-5(c), redesignate the basic provision as paragraph (a) and add the following paragraph (b) to the basic provision:

(b)(1) The low bidder for purposes of award is the responsible bidder offering the lowest aggregate price for:

(i) The base requirement; plus

(ii) All options designated to be evaluated.

(2) The evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options.

[84 FR 3722, Feb. 13, 2019, as amended at 86 FR 55524, Oct. 6, 2021]