48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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2 sections with “multiple-incentive contract”

  • FAR 16.402-4 Structuring multiple-incentive contracts.
    A properly structured multiple-incentive arrangement should— (a) Motivate the contractor to strive for outstanding results in all incentive areas; and (b) Compel trade-off decisions among the incentive areas, consistent with the Governmen…
  • DFARS 216.401-71 Objective criteria.
    …o incentivize subjective elements of performance, the most appropriate contract type is a multiple-incentive contract containing both objective incentives and subjective award-fee criteria (i.e., cost-plus-incentive-fee/award-fee or fixed-p…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.