48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
FAR and DFARS navigator
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.
Ask the FAR
Try: · · ·
136 sections with “option clause”: the first 40
- FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.(a) When exercising an option, the contracting officer shall provide written notice to the contractor within the time period specified in the contract. (b) When the contract provides for economic price adjustment and the contractor request…
- FAR 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.… a provision substantially the same as the provision at 52.217-3, Evaluation Exclusive of Options, in solicitations when the solicitation includes an option clause and does not include one of the provisions prescribed in paragraph (b) or (c…
- FAR 52.217-9 Option To Extend the Term of the Contract.As prescribed in 17.208(g), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Option To Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within _…
- FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.(a) Each time the contracting officer exercises an option to extend the term of a contract for construction, or a contract that includes substantial and segregable construction work, the contracting officer must modify the contract to incor…
- FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…or Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts), or another clause which accomplishes the same purpose, in solicitations and contracts if the contract is expected to be a fixed-pri…
- FAR 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options.…ubstantially 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 …
- DFARS 217.208-70 Additional clauses.(a) Use the basic or the alternate of the clause at 252.217-7000, Exercise of Option to Fulfill Foreign Military Sales Commitments, in solicitations and contracts when an option may be used for foreign military sales requirements. Do not us…
- DFARS 252.217-7000 Exercise of option to fulfill foreign military sales commitments.Basic. As prescribed in 217.208-70(a) and (a)(1), use the following clause: Exercise of Option To Fulfill Foreign Military Sales Commitments—Basic (NOV 2014) (a) The Government may exercise the option(s) of this contract to fulfill foreig…
- DFARS 252.217-7001 Surge option.As prescribed in 217.208-70(b), use the following clause: Surge Option (DEC 2018) (a) General. The Government has the option to— (1) Increase the quantity of supplies or services called for under this contract by no more than ____percent…
- FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.…ice contract subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute that will contain option provisions by which the contracting officer may extend the term of the contract, and the contracting officer determines the most appropriate co…
- FAR 52.207-5 Option To Purchase Equipment.As prescribed in 7.404, insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Option To Purchase Equipment (FEB 1995) (a) The Government may purchase the equipment provided on a lease or rental basis under this contract. The Contractin…
- FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.…facilities, their specialized nature, and obsolescence. (h) This contract may include an Option clause with the period for exercising the option limited to the date in the contract for notification that funds are available for the next suc…
- FAR 52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity—Separately Priced Line Item.As prescribed in 17.208(e), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Option for Increased Quantity—Separately Priced Line Item (MAR 1989) The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the…
- FAR 52.217-8 Option To Extend Services.As prescribed in 17.208(f), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Option To Extend Services (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the…
- FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).…or Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (a) This clause applies to both contracts subject to area prevailing wage determinations and contracts subject to collec…
- FAR 13.303-8 Optional clause.The clause at 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services), may be used in BPAs established under this section.
- FAR 36.701 Standard and optional forms for use in contracting for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements.… days that the offer must be available for acceptance after the date offers are due. (b) Optional Form 347, Order for Supplies or Services, may be used for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contracts that …
- FAR 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity.As prescribed in 17.208(d), insert a clause substantially the same as the following: Option for Increased Quantity (MAR 1989) The Government may increase the quantity of supplies called for in the Schedule at the unit price specified. The…
- FAR 7.404 Contract clause.…ntracting officer shall insert a clause substantially the same as the clause in 52.207-5, Option to Purchase Equipment, in solicitations and contracts involving a rental or lease agreement with option to purchase.
- FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…3) The contracting officer may include appropriate provisions and clauses when the use of options is in the Government's interest. The provisions and clauses prescribed in 17.208 may be used for this purpose. If the provision at 52.212-2 is…
- FAR 16.406 Contract clauses.… calls for supplies or services to be ordered under a provisioning document or Government option and the prices are to be subject to the incentive price revision under the clause, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Altern…
- FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…sory and assistance services contracts that exceed 3 years and $20 million (including all options). (g) Insert the provision at 52.216-28, Multiple Awards for Advisory and Assistance Services, in solicitations for task-order contracts for …
- FAR 17.203 Solicitations.(a) Solicitations shall include appropriate option provisions and clauses when resulting contracts will provide for the exercise of options (see 17.208). (b) Solicitations containing option provisions shall state the basis of evaluation, e…
- FAR 19.301-2 Rerepresentation by a contractor that represented its status as a small business concern.…tion— Long-term contract means a contract of more than five years in duration, including options. However, the term does not include contracts that exceed five years in duration because the period of performance has been extended for a cum…
- FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.…acting plan means a subcontracting plan that covers the entire contract period (including option periods), applies to a specific contract, and has goals that are based on the offeror's planned subcontracting in support of the specific contr…
- FAR 52.222-31 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method).…Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, that is effective for an option to extend the term of the contract, will apply to that option period. (b) The Contracting Officer will adjust the portion of the contract pric…
- DFARS 217.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.Sealed bid solicitations shall not include provisions for evaluations of options unless the contracting officer determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the options will be exercised (10 U.S.C. 3206(e)). This limitation also ap…
- DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.…cable term dates in all cases. 4. Withdrawal of students. (a) The Government may, at its option and at any time, withdraw financial support for any student by issuing official orders. The Government will furnish ________ copies of the orde…
- DFARS 252.225-7009 Restriction on Acquisition of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals.…t). (D) For COTS items that are normally sold in the commercial marketplace with various options, items that include such options are also COTS items. However, if a COTS item is offered to the Government with an option that is not normally…
- DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.…end product, a Panamanian end product, or a Peruvian end product, or, at the Contractor's option, a domestic end product. (d) The contract price does not include duty for end products or components for which the Contractor will claim duty-…
- DFARS 252.237-7027 Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals.As prescribed in 237.7804, use the following clause: Transfer and Adoption of Military Animals (FEB 2024) (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Contract working dog means a dog that— (1) Performs a service for DoD pursuant to a contra…
- FAR 9.104-7 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…ation Regarding Tax Matters, in solicitations for which the resultant contract (including options) may have a value greater than $7 million. Division B of the Consolidated and Continuing Further Appropriations Act, 2015 appropriates funds f…
- FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…other terms or conditions necessary for the performance of the proposed contract (such as options, ordering procedures for indefinite-delivery type contracts, warranties, contract financing arrangements, etc.).
- FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…o by the Contracting Officer, provide a full identification and explanation of them. (3) Optional, unless required by the Contracting Officer. (4) Identify the attachment in which the information supporting the specific cost element may b…
- FAR 17.109 Contract clauses.…or Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts), when the contract includes the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards; (2) May modify the clause at 52.222-43 in ov…
- FAR 19.812 Contract administration.…ion to make such products acceptable. (d) For 8(a) contracts exceeding 5 years including options, the contracting officer shall verify in DSBS or SAM that the concern is an SBA-certified 8(a) participant no more than 120 days prior to the …
- FAR 27.201-2 Contract clauses.…zation and Consent, in solicitations and contracts except that use of the clause is— (i) Optional when using simplified acquisition procedures; and (ii) Prohibited when both complete performance and delivery are outside the United States.…
- FAR 28.101-2 Solicitation provision or contract clause.…n solicitations for negotiated contracts; or (4) For use in service contracts containing options for extended performance. (b) The contracting officer shall determine the amount of the bid guarantee for insertion in the provision at 52.22…
- FAR 37.111 Extension of services.…tiation of short extensions to existing contracts, the contracting officer may include an option clause (see 17.208(f)) in solicitations and contracts which will enable the Government to require continued performance of any services within …
- FAR 42.1305 Contract clauses.…ted for supplies other than commercial or modified-commercial products. The clause use is optional when a fixed-price contract is contemplated for services, or for supplies that are commercial or modified-commercial products.
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.