Subpart 53.2 - Prescription of Forms

Parent topic: Part 53 - Forms

53.200 Scope of subpart.

This subpart prescribes standard forms and references optional forms and agency-prescribed forms

for use in acquisition. Consistent with the approach used in subpart 52.2, this subpart is arranged

by subject matter, in the same order as, and keyed to, the parts of the FAR in which the form usage

requirements are addressed. For example, forms addressed in FAR part 14, Sealed Bidding, are

treated in this subpart in section 53.214, Sealed Bidding; forms addressed in FAR part 43, Contract

Modifications, are treated in this subpart in section 53.243, Contract modifications. The following

example illustrates how the subjects are keyed to the parts in which they are addressed:

53.201 Federal acquisition system.

53.201-1 Contracting authority and responsibilities (SF 1402).

SF 1402 (10/83), Certificate of Appointment. SF 1402 is prescribed for use in appointing contracting

officers, as specified in 1.603-3 .

53.202 [Reserved]

53.203 [Reserved]

53.204 Administrative matters.

53.204-1 Safeguarding classified information within industry (DDForm254,
DDForm441).

The following forms, which are prescribed by the Department of Defense, shall be used by DoD

components and those nondefense agencies with which DoD has agreements to provide industrial

security services for the National Industrial Security Program if contractor access to classified

information is required, as specified in subpart 4.4 and the clause at 52.204-2:

(a) DD Form 254(Department of Defense (DoD)), Contract Security Classification Specification. (See

4.403(c)(1).)

(b) DD Form 441(DoD), Security Agreement. (See paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.204-2.)

53.204-2 [Reserved]

53.205 Publicizing contract actions.

53.205-1 Paid advertisements.

SF 1449 , prescribed in 53.212 , shall be used to place orders for paid advertisements as specified in

5.503 .

53.206 [Reserved]

53.207 [Reserved]

53.208 [Reserved]

53.209 Contractor qualifications.

53.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.

The following forms are prescribed for use in conducting preaward surveys of prospective

contractors, as specified in 9.106-1 , 9.106-2 , and 9.106-4 . These forms are authorized for local

reproduction and can be found at the GSA Forms Library at https://www.gsa.gov/forms .

(a) SF 1403 (Rev. 01/2014), Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor (General).

(b) SF 1404 (Rev. 01/2014), Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor-Technical.

(c) SF 1405 (Rev. 01/2014), Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor-Production.

(d) SF 1406 (Rev. 01/2014), Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor-Quality Assurance.
(e) SF 1407 (Rev. 01/2014), Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor-Financial Capability.

(f) SF 1408 (Rev. 01/2014), Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor-Accounting System.

53.210 [Reserved]

53.211 [Reserved]

53.212 Acquisition of commercial products and commercial

services.

SF 1449 (Rev. Nov 2021), Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial

Services . SF 1449 is prescribed for use in solicitations and contracts for commercial products and

commercial services. Agencies may prescribe additional detailed instructions for use of the form.

53.213 Simplified acquisition procedures (SF’s 18, 30, 44,

1165, 1449, and OF’s 336, 347, and 348).

The following forms are prescribed as stated in this section for use in simplified acquisition

procedures, orders under existing contracts or agreements, and orders from required sources of

supplies and services:

(a) SF 18 (Rev.6/95), Request for Quotations, or SF 1449 (Rev. Nov 2021),

Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. SF 18 is prescribed

for use in obtaining price, cost, delivery, and related information from suppliers as specified in

13.307(b). SF 1449, as prescribed in 53.212, or other agency forms/automated formats, may also be

used to obtain price, cost, delivery, and related information from suppliers as specified in 13.307(b).

(b) SF 30 (Rev.11/2016), Amendment of Solicitation/ Modification of Contract. SF 30, prescribed in

53.243, may be used for modifying purchase orders, as specified in 13.307(c)(3).

(c) SF 44 (Rev.10/83), Purchase Order Invoice Voucher. SF 44 is prescribed for use in simplified

acquisition procedures, as specified in 13.306.

(d) SF 1165 (6/83Ed.), Receipt for Cash-Subvoucher. SF 1165 (GAO) may be used for imprest fund

purchases, as specified in 13.307(e).

(e) OF 336 (4/86Ed.), Continuation Sheet. OF 336, prescribed in 53.214(h), may be used as a

continuation sheet in solicitations, as specified in 13.307(c)(1).

(f) SF 1449 (Rev. Nov 2021) Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial

Services prescribed in 53.212, OF 347 (Rev.2/2012), Order for Supplies or Services, and OF 348

(Rev.4/06), Order for Supplies or Services-Schedule Continuation. SF 1449, OF’s 347 and 348 (or

approved agency forms/automated formats) may be used as follows:
(1) To accomplish acquisitions under simplified acquisition procedures, as specified in 13.307.

(2) To establish blanket purchase agreements (BPA’s), as specified in 13.303-2, and to make

purchases under BPA’s, as specified in 13.303-5.

(3) To issue orders under basic ordering agreements, as specified in 16.703(d)(2)(i).

(4) As otherwise specified in this chapter (e.g., see 5.503(a)(2), 8.406-1, 36.701(b), and

51.102(e)(3)(ii)).

53.214 Sealed bidding.

The following forms are prescribed for use in contracting by sealed bidding (except for construction

and architect-engineer services):

(a) SF 26 (Rev. 12/2022), Award/Contract. SF 26 is prescribed for use in awarding sealed bid

contracts for supplies or services in which bids were obtained on SF 33, Solicitation, Offer and

Award, as specified in 14.408-1(d)(1). Block 18 may only be used for sealed-bid procurements.

(b) SF 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract. SF 30, prescribed in 53.243, shall be

used in amending invitations for bids, as specified in 14.208(a).

(c) SF 33 (Rev. 12/2022), Solicitation, Offer and Award. SF 33 is prescribed for use in soliciting bids

for supplies or services and for awarding the contracts that result from the bids, as specified in

14.201-2(a)(1), unless award is accomplished by SF 26.

(d) SF 1447 (Rev. 12/2022), Solicitation/Contract. SF 1447 is prescribed for use in soliciting supplies

or services and for awarding contracts that result from the bids. It shall be used when the simplified

contract format is used (see 14.201-9) and may be used in place of the SF 26 or SF 33 with other

solicitations and awards. Agencies may prescribe additional detailed instructions for use of the form.

(e) [Reserved]

(f) SF 1409 (Rev. 9/88), Abstract of Offers, and SF 1410 (9/88), Abstract of Offers-Continuation.

SF 1409 and SF 1410 are prescribed for use in recording bids, as specified in 14.403(a).

(g) OF 17 (Rev. 12/93), Offer Label. OF 17 may be furnished with each invitation for bids to facilitate

identification and handling of bids, as specified in 14.202-3(b).

(h) OF 336 (Rev.3/86), Continuation Sheet. OF 336 may be used as a continuation sheet in

solicitations, as specified in 14.201-2(b).

53.215 Contracting by negotiation.

53.215-1 Solicitation and receipt of proposals.

The following forms are prescribed, as stated in the following paragraphs, for use in contracting by

negotiation (except for construction, architect-engineer services, or acquisitions made using
simplified acquisition procedures):

(a) SF 26 (Rev.3/2013), Award/Contract. SF 26, prescribed in 53.214(a), may be used in entering

into negotiated contracts in which the signature of both parties on a single document is appropriate,

as specified in 15.509. Block 18 may not be used for negotiated procurements.

(b) SF 30 (Rev.11/2016), Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract. SF 30, prescribed in

53.243, may be used for amending requests for proposals and for amending requests for

information, as specified in 15.210(b).

(c) SF 33 (Rev.9/97), Solicitation, Offer and Award. SF 33, prescribed in 53.214(c), may be used in

connection with the solicitation and award of negotiated contracts. Award of such contracts may be

made by either OF 307, SF 33, or SF 26, as specified in 53.214(c) and 15.509.

(d) OF 17 (Rev.12/93), Offer Label. OF 17 may be furnished with each request for proposals to

facilitate identification and handling of proposals, as specified in 15.210(c).

(e) OF 307 (Rev.8/2016), Contract Award. OF 307 may be used to award negotiated contracts as

specified in 15.509.

(f) OF 308 (Rev.9/97), Solicitation and Offer-Negotiated Acquisition. OF 308 may be used to support

solicitation of negotiated contracts as specified in 15.210(a). Award of such contracts may be made

by OF 307, as specified in 15.509.

(g) OF 309 (Rev.9/97), Amendment of Solicitation. OF 309 may be used to amend solicitations of

negotiated contracts, as specified in 15.210(b).

53.216 Types of contracts.

53.216-1 Delivery orders and orders under basic ordering agreements (OF

347).

OF 347 , Order for Supplies or Services. OF 347 , prescribed in 53.213 (f) (or an approved agency

form), may be used to place orders under indefinite delivery contracts and basic ordering

agreements, as specified in 16.703 (d)(2)(i).

53.217 [Reserved]

53.218 [Reserved]

53.219 Small business programs.

The following standard form is prescribed for use in reporting small business (including Alaska

Native Corporations and Indian tribes), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteranowned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business (including Alaska
Native Corporations and Indian tribes) and women-owned small business subcontracting data, as

specified in part 19 : SF 294 , (Rev. Nov 2021) Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts.

SF 294 is authorized for local reproduction.

53.220 [Reserved]

53.221 [Reserved]

53.222 Application of labor laws to Government acquisitions

(SF’s 308, 1413, 1444, 1445, 1446, WH-347).

The following forms are prescribed as stated below, for use in connection with the application of

labor laws:

(a) [Reserved]

(b) [Reserved]

(c) SF 308 (DOL)(Rev. 2/2013), Request for Wage Determination and Response to Request. (See

22.404-3(a) and (b).)

(d) [Reserved]

(e) SF 1413 (Rev.4/2013), Statement and Acknowledgment. SF 1413 is prescribed for use in

obtaining contractor acknowledgment of inclusion of required clauses in subcontracts, as specified

in 22.406-5.

(f) Form SF 1444 (Rev.4/2013), Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate. (See

22.406-3(a) and 22.1019.)

(g) SF 1445 (Rev.12/96), Labor Standards Interview. (See 22.406-7(b).)

(h) SF 1446 (Rev.4/2013.), Labor Standards Investigation Summary Sheet. (See 22.406-8(d).)

(i) Form WH-347 (DOL), Payroll (For Contractor's Optional Use). (See 22.406-6(a).)

53.223 [Reserved]

53.224 [Reserved]

53.225 [Reserved]
53.226 [Reserved]

53.227 [Reserved]

53.228 Bonds and insurance.

The following standard forms are prescribed for use for bond and insurance requirements, as

specified in part 28 . These forms can be found at the GSA Forms Library at

http://www.gsa.gov/forms . All the following forms are authorized for local reproduction, except for

SF 25 B.

(a) SF 24 (Rev. 8/2016) Bid Bond. (See 28.106-1.)

(b) SF 25 (Rev. 8/2016) Performance Bond. (See 28.106-1(b).)

(c) SF 25A (Rev. 8/2016) Payment Bond. (See 28.106-1(c).)

(d) SF 25B (For Standard Forms 24, 25, and 25A). (Rev.10/1983), Continuation Sheet Forms 24, 25,

and 25A (See 28.106-1(c).)

(e) SF 28 (Rev. Feb 2021) Affidavit of Individual Surety. (See 28.106-1(e) and 28.203-1(b)(3).)

(f) SF 34 (Rev. 8/2016), Annual Bid Bond. (See 28.106-1(f).)

(g) SF 35 (Rev. 8/2016), Annual Performance Bond. (See 28.106-1.)

(h) SF 273 (Rev. 4/2013) Reinsurance Agreement for a Bond statute Performance Bond. (See

28.106-1(h) and 28.202(a)(4).)

(i) SF 274 (Rev. 4/2013) Reinsurance Agreement for a Bond statute Payment Bond. (See 28.106-1(i)

and 28.202(a)(4).)

(j) SF 275 (Rev. 10/98) Reinsurance Agreement in Favor of the United States. (See 28.106-1(j) and

28.202(a)(4).)

(k) SF 1414 (Rev. 10/93), Consent of Surety.

(l) SF 1415 (Rev. 7/93), Consent of Surety and Increase of Penalty. (See 28.106-1(l).)

(m) SF 1416 (Rev. 10/98) Payment Bond for Other than Construction Contracts. (See 28.106-1(m).)

(n) SF 1418 (Rev. 2/99) Performance Bond For Other Than Construction Contracts. (See

28.106-1(n).)

(o) OF 91 (1/90Ed.), Release of Personal Property from Escrow. (See 28.106-1(o) and 28.203-3(a).)
53.229 Taxes (SF’s 1094, 1094-A).

SF 1094 (Rev.12/96), U.S. Tax Exemption Form, and SF 1094A (Rev.12/96), Tax Exemption Forms

Accountability Record. SF’s 1094 and 1094A are prescribed for use in establishing exemption from

State or local taxes, as specified in 29.302 (b).

53.230 [Reserved]

53.231 [Reserved]

53.232 Contract financing (SF 1443).

SF 1443 (Nov 2021), Contractor’s Request for Progress Payment. SF 1443 is prescribed for use in

obtaining contractors’ requests for progress payments.

53.233 [Reserved]

53.234 [Reserved]

53.235 Research and development contracting (SF 298).

SF 298(2/89), Report Documentation Page. SF 298 is prescribed for use in submitting scientific and

technical reports to contracting officers and to technical information libraries, as specified in 35.010

and ANSI Standard Z39.18.

53.236 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.

53.236-1 Construction.

The following forms are prescribed, as stated below, for use in contracting for construction,

alteration, or repair, or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements.

(a) [Reserved]

(b) [Reserved]

(c) [Reserved]

(d) SF 1442 (Rev. 12/2022.), Solicitation, Offer and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair).
SF 1442 is prescribed for use in soliciting offers and awarding contracts expected to exceed the

simplified acquisition threshold for-

(1) Construction, alteration, or repair; or

(2) Dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements (and may be used for contracts within the

simplified acquisition threshold), as specified in 36.701(a).

(e) OF 347 (Rev.2/2012), Order for Supplies or Services. OF 347, prescribed in 53.213(f) (or an

approved agency form), may be used for contracts under the simplified acquisition threshold for-

(1) Construction, alteration, or repair; or

(2) Dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements, as specified in 36.701(b).

(f) OF 1419(11/88Ed.), Abstract of Offers-Construction, and OF 1419A (11/88Ed.), Abstract of OffersConstruction, Continuation Sheet. OF’s 1419 and 1419A are prescribed for use in recording bids

(and may be used for recording proposal information), as specified in 36.701(c).

53.236-2 Architect-engineer services (SF’s 252 and 330).

The following forms are prescribed for use in contracting for architect-engineer and related

services:

(a) SF 252 (Rev.10/83), Architect-Engineer Contract. SF 252 is prescribed for use in awarding fixedprice contracts for architect-engineer services, as specified in 36.702(a). Pending issuance of a new

edition of the form, Block8, Negotiation Authority, is deleted.

(b) SF 330 (Rev. Jul 2021), Architect-Engineer Qualifications . SF 330 is prescribed for use in

obtaining information from architect-engineer firms regarding their professional qualifications, as

specified in 36.702(b)(1) and (b)(2).

53.237 [Reserved]

53.238 [Reserved]

53.239 [Reserved]

53.240 [Reserved]

53.241 [Reserved]
53.242 Contract administration.

53.242-1 Novation and change-of-name agreements (SF 30).

SF 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract. SF 30 , prescribed in 53.243 , shall be

used in connection with novation and change of name agreements, as specified in 42.1203 (h).

53.243 Contract modifications (SF 30).

SF 30 (Rev.11/2016), Amendment of Solicitation/ Modification of Contract. SF 30 is prescribed for

use in amending invitation for bids, as specified in 14.208 ; modifying purchase and delivery orders,

as specified in 13.302-3 ; and modifying contracts, as specified in 42.1203(h), 43.301 , 49.602-5 , and

elsewhere in this regulation. The form may also be used to amend solicitations for negotiated

contracts, as specified in 15.210 (b). Pending the publication of a new edition of the form,

Instruction (b), Item 3 (effective date), is revised in paragraphs (3) and (5) as follows:

(b) Item3 (effective date).

(3) For a modification issued as a confirming notice of termination for the convenience of the

Government, the effective date of the confirming notice shall be the same as the effective date of the

initial notice.

(5) For a modification confirming the termination contracting officer’s previous letter determination

of the amount due in settlement of a contract termination for convenience, the effective date shall be

the same as the effective date of the previous letter determination.

53.244 [Reserved]

53.245 Government property.

The following forms are prescribed, as specified in this section, for use in reporting, reutilization,

and disposal of Government property and in accounting for this property:

(a) SF 120 (GSA), Report of Excess Personal Property, and SF 120A (GSA), Continuation Sheet

(Report of Excess Personal Property). (See 45.602-3 and 41 CFR 102-36.215.)

(b) SF 126 (GSA), Report of Personal Property for Sale, and SF 126A (GSA), Report of Personal

Property for Sale (Continuation Sheet). (See FPMR 101-45.303 (41 CFR101-45.303.))

(c) SF 1423 (Rev.5/04), Inventory Verification Survey. (See 45.602-1(b)(1).)

(d) SF 1424 (Rev.5/2004), Inventory Disposal Report (See 45.605). SF 1424 is authorized for local

reproduction.
(e) SF 1428 (Rev.6/2007), Inventory Disposal Schedule, and SF 1429 (Rev.5/2004), Inventory

Disposal Schedule-Continuation Sheet. (See 45.602-1, 49.303-2, 52.245-1, and 53.249(b).) SF’s 1428

and 1429 are authorized for local reproduction.

53.246 [Reserved]

53.247 Transportation (U.S. Commercial Bill of Lading).

The commercial bill of lading is the preferred document for the transportation of property, as

specified in 47.101 .

53.248 [Reserved]

53.249 Termination of contracts.

(a) The following forms are prescribed for use in connection with the termination of contracts, as

specified in subpart 49.6. These forms are available at the GSA Forms Library at

https://www.gsa.gov/forms. These forms are authorized for local reproduction except for SF 1034.

(1) SF 1034 (GAO), Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other than Personal. (See 49.302(a).)

(2) SF 1435 (Rev. 03/2016), Settlement Proposal (Inventory Basis). (See 49.602-1(a).)

(3) SF 1436 (Rev. 5/2004), Settlement Proposal (Total Cost Basis). (See 49.602-1(b).)

(4) SF 1437 (Rev. 9/1997), Settlement Proposal for Cost-Reimbursement Type Contracts. (See

49.602-1(c) and 49.302.)

(5) SF 1438 (Rev. 5/2004), Settlement Proposal (Short Form). (See 49.602-1(d).)

(6) SF 1439 (Rev. 7/1989), Schedule of Accounting Information. (See 49.602-3.)

(7) SF 1440 (Rev. 01/1995), Application for Partial Payment. (See 49.602-4.)

(b) SF 1428 (Rev. 6/2007), Inventory Disposal Schedule, and Standard Form 1429 (Rev. 1/2016),

Inventory Disposal Schedule-Continuation Sheet, shall be used to support termination settlement

proposals listed in paragraph (a) of this section, as specified in 49.602-2. These forms are available

at the GSA Forms Library at https://www.gsa.gov/forms.

53.250 [Reserved]
53.251 Contractor use of Government supply sources (OF

347).

OF 347, Order for Supplies or Services. OF 347 , prescribed in 53.213(f), may be used by contractors

when requisitioning from the VA, as specified in 51.102 (e)(3)(ii).