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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive 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 provision tells contractors that when the government evaluates offers for award, it will only consider the price for the basic requirement and will not include the price of any options. This matters because it means your option pricing will not affect the award decision, so you should focus on pricing the basic requirement competitively.

Applies to: Solicitations that include an option clause and do not include certain other provisions prescribed in FAR 17.208(b) or (c).

Key terms: option · basic requirement · evaluation · award purposes

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

The text

As prescribed in 17.208(a), insert a provision substantially the same as the following in solicitations when the solicitation includes an option clause and does not include one of the provisions prescribed in 17.208 (b) or (c):

Evaluation Exclusive of Options (APR 1984)

The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by including only the price for the basic requirement; i.e., options will not be included in the evaluation for award purposes.

(End of provision)

Sections it refers to

  • 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

Sections that refer to it

  • 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

← 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts. · 52.217-4 Evaluation of Option Exercised at Time of Contract Award. →

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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