EXHIBIT 12(c)

                  CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                               SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, each of the undersigned, being the Principal
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund,
Inc. (the "Registrant"), hereby certifies that the Registrant's report on Form
N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2006 (the "Report") fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.

Date: May 29, 2006

                                       By: /s/ Roger Hertog
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                                           Roger Hertog
                                           President

                                       By: /s/ Mark D. Gersten
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                                           Mark D. Gersten
                                           Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a
separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.