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DFARS 217.202 Use of options.

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 points to guidance on using options in DoD contracts. It directs contracting personnel to the PGI for general option guidance, including foreign military sales and sole source major systems, and to another section for options in contracts awarded from a broad agency announcement. It matters because it tells you where the rules for exercising options live, rather than stating the rules itself.

Applies to: DoD contracting personnel and contractors with DoD contracts involving options

Key terms: options · foreign military sales (FMS) · sole source major systems · broad agency announcement · PGI

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

The text

(1) See PGI 217.202 for guidance on the use of options.

(i) See PGI 217.202(1) for guidance on the use of options with foreign military sales (FMS).

(ii) See PGI 217.202(2) for the use options with sole source major systems for U.S. and U.S./FMS combined procurements.

(2) For a contract that is initially awarded from the competitive selection of a proposal resulting from a broad agency announcement, see 234.005-1 for the use of contract options for the development and demonstration or initial production of technology developed under the contract or the delivery of initial or additional items.

Sections it refers to

← 217.174 Multiyear contracts for electricity from renewable energy sources. · 217.204 Contracts. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 217

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

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