{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-14.407-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 14.407-1","heading":"14.407-1 General.","body":"After the opening of bids, contracting officers shall examine all bids for mistakes. In cases of apparent mistakes and in cases where the contracting officer has reason to believe that a mistake may have been made, the contracting officer shall request from the bidder a verification of the bid, calling attention to the suspected mistake. If the bidder alleges a mistake, the matter shall be processed in accordance with this section 14.407. Such actions shall be taken before award.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 14—SEALED BIDDING","Subpart 14.4—Opening of Bids and Award of Contract"],"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":"095964cf388485d795c0345290fb080856e7b1f41295d4bd5bd12b0ca109adc6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-14.407","next":"us/48-cfr-14.407-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}