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FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity.

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 clause makes the contract an indefinite-quantity contract, meaning the quantities listed in the Schedule are only estimates and the Government is not obligated to buy them just by signing the contract. The Government must order at least the stated minimum, and the Contractor must supply up to the stated maximum when orders are placed. Orders can continue to be issued during the contract period, and any order not finished by then must still be completed under the contract's terms.

Applies to: Contractors under an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services in the Schedule

What it requires

  • Furnish the specified supplies or services when and if ordered, up to the maximum quantity in the Schedule
  • Complete any order issued during the effective period but not finished within that period, within the time specified in the order

Key terms: indefinite-quantity contract · Schedule · minimum · maximum · Ordering clause

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

The text

As prescribed in 16.506(e), insert the following clause:

Indefinite Quantity (OCT 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the maximum. The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the minimum.

(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after ___ [insert date].

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

Sections that refer to it

  • 4.601 Definitions.
  • 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

← 52.216-21 Requirements. · 52.216-23 Execution and Commencement of Work. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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