Contracting officers shall prepare invitations for bids and contracts using the uniform contract format outlined in Table 14-1 to the maximum practicable extent. The use of the format facilitates preparation of the solicitation and contract as well as reference to, and use of, those documents by bidders and contractors. It need not be used for acquisition of the following:
Construction (see part 36).
Shipbuilding (including design, construction, and conversion), ship overhaul, and ship repair.
Subsistence items.
Supplies or services requiring special contract forms prescribed elsewhere in this regulation that are inconsistent with the uniform contract format.
Firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment acquisitions that use the simplified contract format (see 14.201-9).
Information suitable for inclusion in invitations for bids under the uniform contract format shall also be included in invitations for bids not subject to that format if ...