Date, principal and organization type
Date bond executed, the OMB control number, the principal's legal name and business address, type of organization (individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other) and state of incorporation.
SF25
Performance Bond
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Rev. 10/2023
- Fillable fields
- 96
- Pages
- 4
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
Standard Form 25 (SF 25): Performance Bond
Standard Form 25 (SF 25), Performance Bond, is a bond in which a principal and one or more sureties bind themselves to the United States of America in a penal sum for a contract the principal has entered into. Its footer prints STANDARD FORM 25 (REV. 10/2023), Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.228(b), and GSA hosts a copy in its forms library. GSA's page says the form is intended for use by government contractors and contracting personnel for compliance with and management of financial security requirements in Federal Government contracts.
The instructions say the form is authorized for use in connection with Government contracts, and that any deviation from it will require the written approval of the Administrator of General Services. It carries OMB Control Number 9000-0001, Expiration Date 1/31/2027. The Date Bond Executed box says it must be same or later than date of contract.
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What's on SF 25
Sureties, penal sum and contract
The names and business addresses of the sureties, the penal sum in millions, thousands, hundreds and cents, and the contract date and contract number.
Obligation and conditions
The obligation is void if the principal performs the contract, its extensions, any required guaranty and duly authorized modifications, and, if the contract is subject to 41 USC Chapter 31, Subchapter III, Bonds, pays the taxes withheld from wages.
Signatures and seals
Up to three principal signers, two individual sureties, and corporate sureties A to G, each with name and address, state of incorporation, liability limit in dollars, typed names and titles, and a corporate seal.
Bond premium
A Bond Premium block with the rate per thousand in dollars and the total in dollars.
Instructions and burden statement
Page 3 gives five numbered instructions, and page 4 holds the Paperwork Reduction Act statement for OMB control number 9000-0001.
How to complete SF 25
- 1
Enter the principal
Insert the full legal name and business address of the principal in the Principal space, and mark one type of organization with an X.
- 2
Enter the penal sum and contract
Fill in the penal sum, the contract date and the contract number. The Date Bond Executed box says it must be same or later than date of contract.
- 3
List the sureties
With multiple corporate sureties, put their names and addresses in the Surety A, Surety B and later spaces, and only their letter identifiers in the Surety(ies) space on the face of the form.
- 4
Attach SF 28 for individual sureties
A completed Standard Form 28 accompanies the bond for each individual surety. The form says the government may require the surety to furnish more information on its financial capability.
- 5
Sign, seal and type names
Corporations affix their corporate seals. Individuals sign opposite Corporate Seal and affix an adhesive seal if executed in Maine, New Hampshire or any other jurisdiction requiring adhesive seals. Type each signer's name and title.
- 6
Fill in the bond premium
The Bond Premium block on page 3 takes the rate per thousand and the total, both in dollars.
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Where it goes and what the form says
Where it goes
The PDF gives no filing address. The form says it is authorized for use in connection with Government contracts, and its conditions refer to the contract identified on the form.
Extensions and modifications
The form covers extensions the Government grants with or without notice of the sureties, and says notice to the sureties of duly authorized modifications is waived.
Co-surety liability
Co-sureties may allocate their limitations of liability, provided the sum total equals 100% of the bond penal sum. The Liability Limit block holds the penal sum unless a co-surety arrangement is proposed.
Burden comments
The Paperwork Reduction Act statement says to send only comments on its time estimate to U.S. General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405.
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Questions about Form SF25
Who issues SF 25?
The footer prints STANDARD FORM 25 (REV. 10/2023), Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.228(b). GSA hosts it in its forms library, and the form carries OMB Control Number 9000-0001.
What date goes on SF 25?
The Date Bond Executed box says it must be same or later than date of contract. The form also has spaces for the contract date and contract number.
What does the performance bond cover?
The form says the obligation is void if the principal performs and fulfills all the undertakings, covenants, terms, conditions and agreements of the contract, its extensions, any required guaranty and duly authorized modifications.
What if no liability limit is shown for a surety?
The form says that if no limit of liability is indicated, the limit of liability is the full amount of the penal sum.
Which sureties can sign SF 25?
The form says corporate sureties appear on the Department of the Treasury's list of approved sureties and act within its limitations. Each individual surety comes with a completed Standard Form 28.
How long does SF 25 take to fill out?
The Paperwork Reduction Act statement estimates 1 hour to read the instructions, gather the facts and answer the questions.