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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 204: Administrative and Information Matters › Subpart 204.16

DFARS 204.1601 Policy.

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 sets rules for Procurement Instrument Identifiers (PIIDs) used by DoD. It says a PIID must not be reused or shared across multiple task or delivery orders, and it explains what happens when a PIID is changed after award, creating a 'continued contract.' Contractors should understand that a changed PIID does not create a new procurement and that the continued contract keeps the predecessor's prices, terms, and conditions.

Applies to: DoD components and contractors with DoD contracts, orders, or agreements

What it requires

  • Do not reuse a PIID once assigned
  • Do not assign the same PIID to more than one task or delivery order
  • Comply with FAR subpart 4.16 and DFARS subpart 204.16 for new solicitations, contracts, orders, and agreements issued on or after October 1, 2016, and amendments or modifications to those new actions
  • When issuing a continued contract, issue an administrative modification to the predecessor contract stating that future awards under it will be under the continued contract and that already acquired supplies and services remain under the predecessor contract for inspection, acceptance, payment, and

Key terms: Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) · continued contract · administrative modification · predecessor contract · PGI 204.1601

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

The text

(a) Establishment of a Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID). Do not reuse a PIID once it has been assigned. Do not assign the same PIID to more than one task or delivery order, even if they are issued under different base contracts or agreements.

(b) Transition of PIID numbering. Effective October 1, 2016, all DoD components shall comply with the PIID numbering requirements of FAR subpart 4.16 and this subpart for all new solicitations, contracts, orders, and agreements issued, and any amendments and modifications to those new actions. See also PGI 204.1601(b).

(c) Change in the PIID after its assignment. When a PIID is changed after contract award, the new PIID is known as a continued contract.

(i) A continued contract—

(A) Does not constitute a new procurement;

(B) Incorporates all prices, terms, and conditions of the predecessor contract effective at the time of issuance of the continued contract;

(C) Operates as a separate contract independent of the predecessor contract once issued; and

(D) Shall not be used to evade competition requirements, expand the scope of work, or extend the period of performance beyond that of the predecessor contract.

(ii) When issuing a continued contract, the contracting officer shall—

(A) Issue an administrative modification to the predecessor contract to clearly state that—

(1) Any future awards provided for under the terms of the predecessor contract (e.g., issuance of orders or exercise of options) will be accomplished under the continued contract; and

(2) Supplies and services already acquired under the predecessor contract shall remain solely under that contract for purposes of Government inspection, acceptance, payment, and closeout; and

(B) Follow the procedures at PGI 204.1601(c).

← 204.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause. · 204.1603 Procedures. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 204

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

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