# 48 CFR § 52.203-2: 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-2 ## Section - **Citation:** 48 CFR § 52.203-2 - **Heading:** 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** September 22, 2026 - **Source:** Publisher's official text - **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION > SUBCHAPTER H—CLAUSES AND FORMS > PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES > Subpart 52.2—Text of Provisions and Clauses ## Text As prescribed in 3.103-1, insert the following provision. If the solicitation is a Request for Quotations, the terms Quotation and Quoter may be substituted for Offer and Offeror. Certificate of Independent Price Determination (APR 1985) (a) The offeror certifies that— (1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor relating to (i) those prices, (ii) the intention to submit an offer, or (iii) the methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered; (2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to any other offeror or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and (3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or not to submit an offer for the purpose of restricting competition. (b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory— (1) Is the person in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices being offered in this bid or proposal, and that the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above; or (2)(i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the following principals in certifying that those principals have not participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above [insert full name of person(s) in the offeror's organization responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal, and the title of his or her position in the offeror's organization]; (ii) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals named in subdivision (b)(2)(i) above have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above; and (iii) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above. (c) If the offeror deletes or modifies subparagraph (a)(2) above, the offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement setting forth in detail the circumstances of the disclosure. (End of provision) [48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1746, Jan. 11, 1985; 50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985] ## Nearby sections - [48 CFR § 52.100 52.100 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.100.md) - [48 CFR § 52.105 52.105 Procedures for using alternates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.105.md) - [48 CFR § 52.107 52.107 Provisions and clauses prescribed in subpart 52.1.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.107.md) - [48 CFR § 52.200 52.200 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.200.md) - [48 CFR § 52.201-1 52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.201-1.md) - [48 CFR § 52.202-1 52.202-1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.202-1.md) - [48 CFR § 52.203-2 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-2.md) - [48 CFR § 52.203-5 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-5.md) - [48 CFR § 52.203-6 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-6.md) - [48 CFR § 52.203-7 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-7.md) - [48 CFR § 52.203-8 52.203-8 Cancellation, Rescission, and Recovery of Funds for Illegal or Improper Activity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-8.md) - [48 CFR § 52.203-10 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-10.md) - [48 CFR § 52.203-13 52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-13.md) - [48 CFR § 52.203-16 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-16.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-52.203-2. 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