FAR 52.214-34 — Submission of Offers in the English Language

Solicitation provision · dated Apr 1991 · prescribed in FAR 14.201-6(w) · current through FAC 2026-01

In plain English

FAR 52.214-34, Submission of Offers in the English Language, is a solicitation provision prescribed at FAR 14.201-6(w), most recently dated Apr 1991. The complete official text is reproduced below, verbatim, from GSA's published FAR source files.

Its text contains no sentence requiring insertion into subcontracts; see the flowdown section below for what that does and does not mean.

Does it flow down to subcontracts?

No flowdown mandate found in the clause text

This is a solicitation provision — it applies to offerors when submitting an offer, not to contract performance, so subcontract flowdown is generally not the operative question for it.

Where it's prescribed

As prescribed in 14.201-6(w), insert the following provision:

Prescribing reference: FAR 14.201-6(w).

The official text, verbatim

FAR 52.214-34 · Apr 1991 current through FAC 2026-01 acquisition.gov eCFR (48 CFR)

As prescribed in 14.201-6(w), insert the following provision:

Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991)

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received in other than English shall be rejected.

(End of provision)

The text above is reproduced from GSA's published FAR source files (GSA/GSA-Acquisition-FAR @ da52ccb (2026-03-30)), retrieved 2026-07-17. The official publication at acquisition.gov / eCFR controls if they differ.