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FAR 17.108 Congressional notification.

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 congressional notification before awarding certain multiyear contracts with a cancellation ceiling above specified dollar thresholds. For most agencies, the threshold is $20 million; for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, it is $200 million. The contract cannot be awarded until 31 days after the notification is given.

Applies to: Agencies awarding multiyear contracts with a cancellation ceiling above the stated thresholds, except as noted for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

What it requires

  • The head of the agency must give written notification of the proposed contract and its cancellation ceiling to specified congressional committees.
  • The contract may not be awarded until the thirty-first day after the date of notification.

Key terms: multiyear contract · cancellation ceiling · head of the agency · written notification

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

The text

(a) Except for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, a multiyear contract which includes a cancellation ceiling in excess of $20 million may not be awarded until the head of the agency gives written notification of the proposed contract and of the proposed cancellation ceiling for that contract to the committees on appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate and the appropriate oversight committees of the House and Senate for the agency in question. Information on such committees may not be readily available to contracting officers. Accordingly, agencies should provide such information through its internal regulations. The contract may not be awarded until the thirty-first day after the date of notification.

(b) For DoD, NASA, and the Coast guard, a multiyear contract which includes a cancellation ceiling in excess of $200 million may not be awarded until the head of the agency gives written notification of the proposed contract and of the proposed cancellation ceiling for that contract to the committees on armed services and on appropriations of the House of Representative and Senate. The contract may not be awarded until the thirty-first day after the date of notification.

← 17.107 Options. · 17.109 Contract clauses. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 17

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

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