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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 15: Contracting by Negotiation › Subpart 15.2

FAR 15.204 Contract format.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section describes the uniform contract format, which is meant to make solicitations and contracts easier to prepare and use. It lists several situations where that format does not have to be used, such as construction contracts, subsistence contracts, and letter requests for proposals.

Applies to: Contracting officers preparing solicitations and contracts

Key terms: uniform contract format · solicitation · offerors · contractors · letter requests for proposals

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

The use of a uniform contract format facilitates preparation of the solicitation and contract as well as reference to, and use of, those documents by offerors, contractors, and contract administrators. The uniform contract format need not be used for the following:

(a) Construction and architect-engineer contracts (see part 36).

(b) Subsistence contracts.

(c) Supplies or services contracts requiring special contract formats prescribed elsewhere in this part that are inconsistent with the uniform format.

(d) Letter requests for proposals (see 15.203(e)).

(e) Contracts exempted by the agency head or designee.

Sections it refers to

  • 15.203 Requests for proposals.

Sections that refer to it

  • 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

← 15.203 Requests for proposals. · 15.204-1 Uniform contract format. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 15

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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