Item 1: Direct Writing Company
Legal name, business address and ZIP Code, the date the company executes the agreement and its state of incorporation.
SF273
Reinsurance Agreement for a Bonds Statute Performance Bond
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Rev. 10/2023
- Fillable fields
- 25
- Pages
- 3
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
Standard Form 273 (SF 273): Reinsurance Agreement for a Bonds Statute Performance Bond
Standard Form 273 (SF 273), Reinsurance Agreement for a Bonds Statute Performance Bond, is prescribed by GSA under FAR (48 CFR) 53.228(h), and GSA hosts it in its forms library. The footer prints STANDARD FORM 273 (REV. 10/2023), and the form carries OMB Control Number 9000-0001 with an expiration date of 1/31/2027.
The instructions say the form is used where it is desired to cover the excess of a Direct Writing Company's underwriting limitation by reinsurance instead of co-insurance on Bonds Statute performance bonds running to the United States. The agreement describes a contract for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work of the United States, with the performance bond furnished under 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter III, known as the Bonds Statute.
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What's on SF 273
Item 2: Reinsuring Company
Legal name, business address and ZIP Code, the Amount of This Reinsurance in dollars, the date it executes the agreement and its state of incorporation.
Item 3: description of contract
Amount of contract, contract date, contract number, a description of the contract and the contracting agency.
Item 4: description of bond
Penal sum of bond, date of bond, bond number, the principal's legal name and address, and the state of incorporation if the principal is a corporation.
Agreement and terms
The printed agreement, the terms and conditions on what the Reinsuring Company pays the United States on a default, and the witness clause.
Items 5 and 6: signatures and seals
For each company, a signature, an attest signature, typed names and titles, and a corporate seal.
The form has six numbered items, the agreement terms and the instructions on page 3.
How to complete SF 273
- 1
Name both companies
Items 1, 2 and 4D ask for the legal name, business address and ZIP Code. Enter each company's execution date and state of incorporation.
- 2
Enter the amount of reinsurance
Item 2A holds the Amount of This Reinsurance in dollars for the Reinsuring Company named on the form.
- 3
Describe the contract and bond
Complete item 3 for the contract and item 4 for the performance bond, including the penal sum, bond number and principal.
- 4
Sign, attest and seal
The witness clause says the agreement is signed and impressed with corporate seals by officers possessing power to sign, and attested by officers empowered to do so.
- 5
File the original and copies
The original and copies specified by the bond-approving officer accompany the bond or are filed within the time period shown in the bid or proposal.
- 6
Send a copy with the Schedule of Excess Risks
The instructions say one signed and sealed copy accompanies the Direct Writing Company's quarterly Schedule of Excess Risks filed with the Department of the Treasury.
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Where it goes
With the bond, or within the time period shown in the bid or proposal, in the number of copies the bond-approving officer specifies. One copy goes with the quarterly Schedule of Excess Risks filed with the Department of the Treasury.
Other copies
The form says other copies may be prepared for the use of the Direct Writing Company and Reinsuring Company.
Regulations named on the form
The instructions point to FAR (48 CFR) 28.202(a)(4) and 53.228(h). The agreement cites 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter III, Bonds, known as the Bonds Statute.
Time to complete
The Paperwork Reduction Act statement estimates 1 hour to read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the questions, under OMB control number 9000-0001.
Comments on the estimate
Comments on the time estimate go to U.S. General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405.
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Questions about Form SF273
Who issues SF 273?
The footer says Prescribed by GSA, FAR (48 CFR) 53.228(h). GSA hosts the form in its forms library.
When is SF 273 used?
The instructions say it is used where it is desired to cover the excess of a Direct Writing Company's underwriting limitation by reinsurance instead of co-insurance on Bonds Statute performance bonds running to the United States.
Can one SF 273 cover several reinsuring companies?
The form says each Reinsuring Company should use a separate form.
What does the Reinsuring Company agree to on SF 273?
The terms say that if the Direct Writing Company fails to pay a default on the performance bond, the Reinsuring Company pays the United States the Amount of This Reinsurance, or the unpaid default when it is less than that amount.
How does SF 273 differ from SF 274?
SF 273 reinsures a Bonds Statute performance bond in favor of the United States. SF 274 is the reinsurance agreement for a Bonds Statute payment bond.
How long does SF 273 take?
The Paperwork Reduction Act statement estimates 1 hour to read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the questions.