FAR 52.219-2 - Equal Low Bids

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Prescribed in 19.309(b)
Effective Date:	1 October 1995
Clause or Provision:	Provision
Provision or Clause Number:	52.219-2 - Equal Low Bids
Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:	Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Fixed Price, Supply; Communication Services; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Fixed Price, Construction; Fixed Price, Service; Indefinite Delivery; Transportation; Utility Services
Optional:	Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase); Facilities; Time & Material/Labor Hour; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Supply; Cost Reimbursement, Service
Subject:	Disadvantaged, Small, Disabled, Veteran or Women Owned or HUBZone Business
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:	Prescription (b) When contracting by sealed bidding, insert the provision at 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids, in solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.
Clause Overview:	Provision (a) This provision applies to small business concerns only. (b) The bidder’s status as a labor surplus area (LSA) concern may affect entitlement to award in case of tie bids. If the bidder wishes to be considered for this priority, the bidder must identify, in the following space, the LSA in which the costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by the bidder or the first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ (c) Failure to identify the labor surplus areas as specified in paragraph (b) of this provision will preclude the bidder from receiving priority consideration. If the bidder is awarded a contract as a result of receiving priority consideration under this provision and would not have otherwise received award, the bidder shall perform the contract or cause the contract to be performed in accordance with the obligations of an LSA concern.
Important Notes/Requirements:
Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:	No
Uniform Contract Format:	K
Editor:	Marshall

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