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

FAR 15.204-1 Uniform 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 requires contracting officers to prepare solicitations and resulting contracts using the uniform contract format shown in Table 15-1. Solicitations must include Parts I, II, III, and IV, but after award Part IV is not physically included in the contract and is instead kept in the contract file. Representations and certifications are incorporated by reference using the cited clauses.

Applies to: Contracting officers preparing solicitations and contracts

What it requires

  • Prepare solicitations and resulting contracts using the uniform contract format in Table 15-1
  • Include Parts I, II, III, and IV in solicitations using the uniform contract format
  • After award, do not physically include Part IV in the resulting contract but retain it in the contract file
  • Incorporate representations and certifications by reference using 52.204-19, or for commercial products and commercial services see 52.212-4(v)

Key terms: uniform contract format · solicitations · contracting officers · representations and certifications · commercial products and commercial services

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The text

(a) Contracting officers shall prepare solicitations and resulting contracts using the uniform contract format outlined in Table 15-1 of this subsection.

(b) Solicitations using the uniform contract format shall include Parts I, II, III, and IV (see 15.204-2 through 15.204-5). Upon award, contracting officers shall not physically include Part IV in the resulting contract, but shall retain it in the contract file. (See 4.1201(c).) The representations and certifications are incorporated by reference in the contract by using 52.204-19 (see 4.1202(b)) or for acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services see 52.212-4(v).

Table 15-1—Uniform Contract Format

Sections it refers to

  • 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.
  • 15.204-5 Part IV—Representations and Instructions.
  • 4.1201 Policy.
  • 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.
  • 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
  • 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

← 15.204 Contract format. · 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule. →

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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