{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-12.204","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 12.204","heading":"12.204 Solicitation/contract form.","body":"(a)(1) The contracting officer shall use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, if—\n(i) The acquisition is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold;\n(ii) A paper solicitation or contract is being issued; and\n(iii) Procedures at 12.603 are not being used.\n(2) Use of the SF 1449 is nonmandatory but encouraged for commercial acquisitions not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.\n(b) Consistent with the requirements at 5.203 (a) and (h), the contracting officer may allow fewer than 15 days before issuance of the solicitation.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 12—ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES","Subpart 12.2—Special Requirements for the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"6c2efa6fb63fcf5b7466ab0516b518a42afab79b5d7a36e69184f9a54110885b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-12.203","next":"us/48-cfr-12.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}