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FAR 47.207-2 Duration of contract and time of performance.
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 the contracting officer to set a specific expiration date or length of time for the contract and to include performance time details when appropriate. It matters to contractors because it ensures the contract clearly states when work must be performed and any deadlines or schedules.
Applies to: Contracting officers
Key terms: expiration date · time of performance · performance times · pickup and delivery services · priority service
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
The contracting officer shall—
(a) Establish a specific expiration date (month, day, and year) for the contract or state the length of time that the contract will remain in effect; e.g., 6 months commencing from the date of award; and
(b) Include the following items as appropriate:
(1) A statement of the time period during which the service is required when the service is a one-time job; e.g., a routine office relocation.
(2) A time schedule for the performance of segments of a major job; e.g., an office relocation for which the work phases must be coordinated to meet other needs of the agency.
(3) Statements of performance times for particular services; e.g., pickup and delivery services. Specify—
(i) On which days of the week and during which hours of the day pickup and delivery services may be required;
(ii) The maximum time allowable to the contractor for accomplishing delivery under regular or priority service; and
(iii) How much advance notice the contractor will be given for regular pickup services and, if applicable, priority pickup services.
← 47.207-1 Qualifications of offerors. · 47.207-3 Description of shipment, origin, and destination. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 47
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers; Correction ↗ · final rule 2024-12-30 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.