SF26 Award document

Normally, If an offer from a solicitation leads to further changes, the resulting contract is prepared as a bilateral document on SF 26, Award/Contract.

Yes, the normal practice is the contractor signs block 19 first and returns the contract to the government. Then the CO signs block 20.

As far as I know, there's no written requirement for this order. It's just the standard practice.

4.101 Contracting officer?s signature.

Only contracting officers shall sign contracts on behalf of the United States. The contracting officer?s name and official title shall be typed, stamped, or printed on the contract. The contracting officer normally signs the contract after it has been signed by the contractor. The contracting officer shall ensure that the signer(s) have authority to bind the contractor (see specific requirements in 4.102 of this subpart).

4.101 Contracting officer?s signature.

Only contracting officers shall sign contracts on behalf of the United States. The contracting officer?s name and official title shall be typed, stamped, or printed on the contract. The contracting officer normally signs the contract after it has been signed by the contractor. The contracting officer shall ensure that the signer(s) have authority to bind the contractor (see specific requirements in 4.102 of this subpart).

Well, at least I got the normal part right

thank you very much...

The more I know, the more I realize that I don't know!

My practice is to send the Contracting Officer the requested signature with a note stating that here is the contractor's acceptance signature on the document offered by the government.

If any of them picked up on what I wrote, none of them has responded to it.