FAR 14.201-8 — Price-related factors
Regulatory text. Not legal advice.
The factors set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) below may be applicable in evaluation of bids for award and shall be included in the solicitation when applicable. (See FAR 14.201-5(c).)
(a)
(a) Foreseeable costs or delays to the Government resulting from such factors as differences in inspection, locations of supplies, and transportation. If bids are on an f.o.b. origin basis (see FAR 47.303 and FAR 47.305), transportation costs to the designated points shall be considered in determining the lowest cost to the Government.
(b)
(b) Changes made, or requested by the bidder, in any of the provisions of the invitation for bids, if the change does not constitute a ground for rejection under FAR 14.404.
(c)
(c) Advantages or disadvantages to the Government that might result from making more than one award (see FAR 14.201-6(q)). The contracting officer shall assume, for the purpose of making multiple awards, that $500 would be the administrative cost to the Government for issuing and administering each contract awarded under a solicitation. Individual awards shall be for the items or combinations of items that result in the lowest aggregate cost to the Government, including the assumed administrative costs.
(d)
(d) Federal, State, and local taxes (see FAR Part 29).
(e)
(e) Origin of supplies, and, if foreign, the application of the Buy American statute or any other prohibition on foreign purchases (see FAR Part 25).
Citation history: [50 FR 1738, Jan. 11, 1985, and 50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985; 55 FR 25527, June 21, 1990; 79 FR 24201, Apr. 29, 2014]
Source: eCFR • Pulled 2026-04-16