SF26

Award/Contract

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 12/2022
Fillable fields
93
Pages
1
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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Standard Form 26 (SF 26): Award/Contract

Standard Form 26 (SF 26), Award/Contract, is a one-page federal contract award form. Its footer prints STANDARD FORM 26 (REV. 12/2022), Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(a), and GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.

The form holds the contract number and effective date, the issuing, administering and paying offices, the contractor's name and address, delivery and invoice details, accounting data, a schedule of supplies or services with the total amount of contract, and a table of contents for the contract sections.

The form says the contracting officer will complete item 17 for a sealed-bid or negotiated procurement or item 18 for a sealed-bid procurement, as applicable. Under item 17 the contractor is required to sign; under item 18 the contractor is not required to sign. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of Standard Form 26 (SF 26): Award/Contract, as printed by GSA

What's on SF 26

Items 1 to 4: rating and identifiers

Whether the contract is a Rated Order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) at 15 CFR 700, the contract number, effective date and requisition, purchase request or project number.

Items 5 to 12: offices, contractor and delivery

Issued by, administered by, contractor name and address with code and facility code, delivery FOB origin or other, discount for prompt payment, where to submit invoices, ship to and payment office.

Items 13 and 14: authority and funding

The authority for using other than full and open competition, under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a), and the accounting and appropriation data.

Item 15: schedule and total

Item number, supplies or services, quantity, unit, unit price and amount for each line, and 15G, the total amount of contract.

Item 16: table of contents

Sections A to M with page numbers, grouped as Part I The Schedule, Part II Contract Clauses, Part III List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments, and Part IV Representations and Instructions.

Items 17 to 20: award and signatures

The contractor's negotiated agreement or the sealed-bid award, the contractor signer's name, title and date, and the contracting officer's name, signature and date.

How SF 26 is completed

  1. 1

    Identify the contract

    Fill in the DPAS rating if it applies, the page count, the contract number, effective date and requisition or project number.

  2. 2

    Name the offices and contractor

    Complete items 5 to 12, including delivery terms and the address for invoices. Item 10 says invoices go in 4 copies unless otherwise specified.

  3. 3

    Enter the schedule and funding

    List each item with quantity and price in item 15, the total amount of contract in 15G, and the authority and accounting data in items 13 and 14.

  4. 4

    Mark the table of contents

    In item 16, mark the sections that are part of the contract and the page numbers where each one appears.

  5. 5

    Complete item 17 or 18

    The contracting officer completes item 17 for a negotiated agreement or item 18 for a sealed-bid award. The form says block 18 should be checked only when awarding a sealed-bid contract.

  6. 6

    Sign and date

    Under item 17, the contractor's authorized signer completes 19A to 19C and returns copies to the issuing office. The contracting officer signs and dates 20A to 20C.

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What the form says

Where it goes

The PDF gives no address. Under item 17, the form says the contractor signs the document and returns copies to the issuing office.

Negotiated agreement documents

Item 17 says the contract is governed by this award/contract, the solicitation, if any, and such provisions, representations, certifications, and specifications as are attached or incorporated by reference.

Sealed-bid award documents

Item 18 says the award consummates the contract, which consists of the Government's solicitation and the contractor's bid, and this award/contract. No further contractual document is necessary.

Edition

The footer prints AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION and Previous edition is NOT usable. The PDF prints no OMB number or time estimate.

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Who completes SF 26?

  • The contracting officer

    The form says the contracting officer will complete item 17 or 18 as applicable. Items 20A to 20C hold the contracting officer's name and signature for the United States of America.

  • Contractor in a negotiated agreement

    Under item 17 the form says the contractor is required to sign the document and return copies to the issuing office, agreeing to furnish and deliver all items or perform all the services set forth.

  • Contractor in a sealed-bid award

    Under item 18 the form says the contractor is not required to sign. The award accepts the contractor's bid on the named solicitation.

  • Issuing, administering and paying offices

    Items 5, 6 and 12 name the office that issued the contract, the office administering it if other than item 5, and the office that will make payment, each with a code.

SF 26 is issued by the Government. These are the parties the form names.

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Questions about Form SF26

Who prescribes SF 26?

The footer prints Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(a), and GSA hosts the form in its forms library. The current edition is Rev. 12/2022.

Who fills out SF 26?

The form says the contracting officer will complete item 17 or item 18 as applicable, and the contracting officer signs item 20. The contractor signs item 19 when item 17 is used.

Does the contractor sign SF 26?

It depends on the block used. Item 17, the negotiated agreement, says the contractor is required to sign and return copies to the issuing office. Item 18, the sealed-bid award, says the contractor is not required to sign.

What is the DPAS rating in item 1?

Item 1 shows whether the contract is a Rated Order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 CFR 700, with spaces for the rating and page count.

What does the item 16 table of contents cover?

Sections A to M: the solicitation/contract form, supplies or services and prices, specifications, packaging, inspection, deliveries, administration data, special requirements, clauses, attachments, representations, instructions and evaluation factors.