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FAR 7.203 Solicitation provision.

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 tells contracting officers when to include a specific solicitation provision about economic purchase quantities for supplies. It matters to contractors because if the provision is included, they may need to provide data on quantity discounts or similar information.

Applies to: Contracting officers issuing solicitations for supplies

Key terms: solicitation provision · 52.207-4 · Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies · multiple award schedule contract program

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

The text

Contracting officers shall insert the provision at 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies, in solicitations for supplies. The provision need not be inserted if the solicitation is for a contract under the General Services Administration's multiple award schedule contract program, or if the contracting officer determines that—

(a) The Government already has the data;

(b) The data is otherwise readily available; or

(c) It is impracticable for the Government to vary its future requirements.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies.

Sections that refer to it

  • 14.212 Economic purchase quantities (supplies).
  • 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies.

← 7.202 Policy. · 7.204 Responsibilities of contracting officers. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 7

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

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