Government contracting term

Amendment

An official change to a solicitation or notice that may revise requirements, attachments, questions and answers, or the response deadline.

Updated Jul 20, 2026

Why it matters

An amendment can affect pricing, staffing, compliance, dates, and the required response package. Bidders may need to acknowledge it in a specified way.

Monitoring practice

Use change alerts as a prompt to open the source, read the amendment, update the compliance matrix, and verify the current deadline.