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

FAR 52.241-3 Scope and Duration of Contract.

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 sets the scope and duration of a utility service contract between the Government and a utility contractor. It states that the contractor agrees to furnish utility service for a specified period and that neither party is obligated to continue service beyond the expiration date. It also requires the contractor to provide rate information and outlines payment terms, including any minimum monthly charge.

Applies to: Utility service contracts with the Government

What it requires

  • Furnish the specified utility service for the stated period in accordance with the applicable tariff, rules, and regulations.
  • Provide the Government with one complete set of rates, terms, and conditions of service in effect at contract date and any subsequently approved rates.
  • Accept payment at the applicable rate(s) under the tariff.
  • Equitably prorate any minimum monthly charge for the periods in which commencement and termination of the contract become effective.

Key terms: tariff · governing regulatory body · minimum monthly charge · expiration date · utility service

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

The text

As prescribed in 41.501(c)(2), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

Scope and Duration of Contract (FEB 1995)

(a) For the period __________, [insert period of service] the Contractor agrees to furnish and the Government agrees to purchase __________ [insert type of service] utility service in accordance with the applicable tariff(s), rules, and regulations as approved by the applicable governing regulatory body and as set forth in the contract.

(b) It is expressly understood that neither the Contractor nor the Government is under any obligation to continue any service under the terms and conditions of this contract beyond the expiration date.

(c) The Contractor shall provide the Government with one complete set of rates, terms, and conditions of service which are in effect as of the date of this contract and any subsequently approved rates.

(d) The Contractor shall be paid at the applicable rate(s) under the tariff and the Government shall be liable for the minimum monthly charge, if any, specified in this contract commencing with the period in which service is initially furnished and continuing for the term of this contract. Any minimum monthly charge specified in this contract shall be equitably prorated for the periods in which commencement and termination of this contract become effective.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

Sections that refer to it

  • 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

← 52.241-2 Order of Precedence—Utilities. · 52.241-4 Change in Class of Service. →

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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