52.214-21 — Descriptive Literature.

FAR 52.214-21 — Descriptive Literature.. This clause is part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and may be included in government contracts as a solicitation provision or contract clause.

52.214-21 Descriptive Literature. As prescribed in 14.201-6(p)(1), insert the following provision: Descriptive Literature (APR 2002) (a) Descriptive literature, as used in this provision, means information furnished by a bidder, such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, and brochures, that shows a product's characteristics or construction or explains its operation. The term includes only that information required to evaluate the acceptability of the product and excludes other information for operating or maintaining the product. (b) Descriptive literature is required to establish, for the purpose of evaluation and award, details of the product offered that are specified elsewhere in the solicitation and pertain to significant elements such as— (1) Design; (2) Materials; (3) Components; (4) Performance characteristics; and (5) Methods of manufacture, assembly, construction, or operation. (c) Descriptive literature, required elsewhere in this solicitation, shall be— (1) Identified to show the item(s) of the offer to which it applies; and (2) Received by the time specified in this solicitation. (d) If the bidder fails to submit descriptive literature on time, the Government will reject the bid, except that late descriptive literature sent by mail may be considered under the Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids provision of this solicitation. (e) If the descriptive literature fails to show that the product offered conforms to the requirements of the solicitation, the Government will reject the bid. (End of provision) Alternate I (JAN 2017). As prescribed in 14.201-6(p)(2), add the following paragraphs (f) and (g) to the basic provision: (f) The Contracting Officer may waive the requirement for furnishing descriptive literature if the offeror has supplied a product that is the same as that required by this solicitation under a prior contract. A bidder that requests a waiver of this requirement shall provide the following information: Prior contract numbe

• The term includes only that information required to evaluate the acceptability of the product and excludes other information for operating or maintaining the product.
• (b) Descriptive literature is required to establish, for the purpose of evaluation and award, details of the product offered that are specified elsewhere in the solicitation and pertain to significant elements such as— (1) Design; (2) Materials; (3) Components; (4) Performance characteristics; and (5) Methods of manufacture, assembly, construction, or operation.
• (c) Descriptive literature, required elsewhere in this solicitation, shall be— (1) Identified to show the item(s) of the offer to which it applies; and (2) Received by the time specified in this solicitation.
• As prescribed in 14.201-6(p)(2), add the following paragraphs (f) and (g) to the basic provision: (f) The Contracting Officer may waive the requirement for furnishing descriptive literature if the offeror has supplied a product that is the same as that required by this solicitation under a prior contract.
• A bidder that requests a waiver of this requirement shall provide the following information: Prior contract number Date of prior contract Line item number of product supplied Name and address of Government activity to which delivery was made Date of final delivery product supplied (g) Bidders shall submit bids on the basis of required descriptive literature or on the basis of a previously supplied product under paragraph (f) of this provision.