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

FAR 15.204-3 Part II—Contract Clauses.

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 tells the contracting officer to put required contract clauses in Part II, Section I of the uniform contract format. It also allows additional clauses expected in the resulting contract to be included there if they are not required elsewhere. An index may be added if the section is complex.

Applies to: Contracting officers preparing solicitations using the uniform contract format

What it requires

  • Include clauses required by law or by this part in Section I
  • Include additional clauses expected in any resulting contract if not required in another section of the uniform contract format

Key terms: contracting officer · contract clauses · uniform contract format · index

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

The text

Section I, Contract clauses. The contracting officer shall include in this section the clauses required by law or by this part and any additional clauses expected to be included in any resulting contract, if these clauses are not required in any other section of the uniform contract format. An index may be inserted if this section's format is particularly complex.

← 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule. · 15.204-4 Part III—List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments. →

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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