FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 4: Administrative and Information Matters › Subpart 4.10
FAR 4.1005-2 Exceptions.
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
FAR 4.1005-2 lists exceptions to certain data element requirements for contract line items. For indefinite-delivery contracts, some data elements like accounting classification and delivery information can be provided at the order level rather than at contract issuance. It also allows omitting item descriptions, PSC codes, and single unit/total prices under specific conditions, which can simplify how contractors structure their line items.
Applies to: Contracting officers and contractors involved in indefinite-delivery contracts and other procurement instruments
What it requires
- For indefinite-delivery contracts, provide accounting classification, delivery date and destination, or period and place of performance in each order at the time of issuance.
- For IDIQ and requirements contracts, state the total contract minimum and maximum, or the estimate, if omitting quantity at the line item level for the base award.
- For multiple-award IDIQ contracts awarded using certain procedures, state the total contract minimum and maximum if omitting price or cost at the line item or subline item level.
- When using a general narrative description for a line item because item description and PSC are not required, ensure associated deliverable subline items include the actual detailed identification.
Key terms: indefinite-delivery contract · IDIQ · requirements contract · line item · subline item
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Indefinite-delivery contracts—(1) General. The following required data elements are not known at time of issuance of an indefinite-delivery contract, but shall be provided in each order at the time of issuance: accounting classification, delivery date and destination, or period and place of performance.
(2) Indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and requirements contracts. (i) IDIQ and requirements contracts may omit the quantity at the line item level for the base award provided that the total contract minimum and maximum, or the estimate, respectively, is stated.
(ii) Multiple-award IDIQ contracts awarded using the procedures at 13.106-1(a)(2)(iv)(A) or 15.304(c)(1)(ii)(A) may omit price or cost at the line item or subline item level for the contract award, provided that the total contract minimum and maximum is stated (see 16.504(a)(1)).
(b) Item description and PSC. These data elements are not required in the line item if there are associated deliverable subline items that include the actual detailed identification. When this exception applies, use a general narrative description for the line item.
(c) Single unit price or single total price. The requirement for a single unit price or single total price at the line item level does not apply if any of the following conditions are present:
(1) There are associated deliverable subline items that are priced.
(2) The line item or subline item is not separately priced.
(3) The supplies or services are being acquired on a cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, or labor-hour basis.
(4) The procurement instrument is for services and firm prices have been established for elements of the total price, but the actual number of the elements is not known until performance (e.g., a labor-hour contract for maintenance/repair). The contracting officer may structure these procurement instruments to reflect a firm or estimated total amount for each line item.
Sections it refers to
← 4.1005-1 Required data elements. · 4.1006 Modifications. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 4
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs ↗ · proposed 2025-06-12
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk ↗ · proposed 2025-01-13
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Rerepresentation of Size and Socioeconomic Status ↗ · final rule 2025-01-03 · effective 2025-01-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities ↗ · final rule 2024-12-30
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.