SF 1449
Also called: Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Products and Commercial Services
Updated
What is SF 1449?
The SF 1449 is the standard form a federal agency uses to solicit, offer, award and order commercial products and commercial services under FAR Part 12. It is the cover of the solicitation and, once signed by both sides, the face page of the contract, so the offeror fills in its blocks carefully and signs.
Where the SF 1449 is used
FAR 12.204 tells contracting officers to use the SF 1449 for commercial acquisitions, including simplified acquisitions and many RFQs. It replaces the SF 33 cover used for other negotiated buys. A commercial solicitation is usually shorter than a full uniform contract format document: the SF 1449, a schedule of items and prices, the commercial clauses (FAR 52.212-4 and 52.212-5), any addenda and the instructions to offerors (FAR 52.212-1, often tailored).
The form holds the solicitation number, issuing office, due date, set-aside status, delivery terms, the schedule of supplies or services (or a pointer to a continuation sheet), and the blocks where the offeror enters its name, address and identifiers and signs.
Getting the SF 1449 right
Common errors: leaving the signature block empty, missing the acknowledgment of an amendment, entering a different entity name or identifier than the one in your SAM registration, and pricing on the form when the solicitation asks for prices on an attached sheet (or the reverse). Each of these can make an offer late, incomplete or unawardable.
Read the instructions block by block against the solicitation's own text, because agencies tailor 52.212-1. When the contracting officer countersigns the form, your offer becomes the contract, so everything written on it binds you.
SF 1449 in ProposalWorkspace
ProposalWorkspace can fill a fillable SF form from your company registration and the proposal: identifiers such as UEI and CAGE are seeded from your records, every other field is shown for review with its source, and the filled form is saved as a new document version. It never signs, never invents a value and never submits.
SF 1449: questions and answers
Who signs the SF 1449?
The offeror signs its offer in the contractor block, and the contracting officer signs the award block. A signature from someone without authority to bind your company is a common and avoidable problem.
Is the SF 1449 used for services too?
Yes. It covers commercial products and commercial services, and agencies also use it for orders and some simplified acquisitions.
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