48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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43 sections with “option to extend the term of the contract”: the first 40
- 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 22.404-6 Modifications of wage determinations.…es in 22.404-6(b)(5). (d) The following applies when modifying a contract to exercise an option to extend the term of a contract: (1) A modified wage determination is effective if— (i) The contracting agency receives a written action fro…
- FAR 22.404-1 Types of wage determinations.…mains effective for the life of the contract, unless the contracting officer exercises an option to extend the term of the contract (see 22.404-12). These determinations shall be used whenever possible. They are issued at the discretion of …
- FAR 22.404-7 Correction of wage determinations containing clerical errors.…w the procedures at 22.404-6(b)(5), except that for contract modifications to exercise an option to extend the term of the contract, the contracting officer must follow the procedures at 22.404-6(d)(2).
- 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 37.106 Funding and term of service contracts.… (b) The head of an executive agency, except NASA, may enter into a contract, exercise an option, or place an order under a contract for severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year if the …
- 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 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 22.1007 Requirement to obtain wage determinations.…h brings the contract above $2,500 and— (1) Extends the existing contract pursuant to an option clause or otherwise; or (2) Changes the scope of the contract whereby labor requirements are affected significantly. (c) Each multiple year c…
- FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.…filed, or within 20 days after receipt from the GAO of a determination to use the express option, unless the GAO— (A) Advises the agency that the protest has been dismissed; or (B) Authorizes a longer period in response to an agency's req…
- FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…or Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (AUG 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). __ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standard…
- 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…
- 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 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission Outside the United States.…r Government-approved action, diplomatic initiatives, or through any combination of these options. (3) The Department of Defense has primary responsibility for recovering DoD contract service employees and, when requested, will provide per…
- FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.…f such an agreement, the Contractor agrees to grant the collaborating party or parties an option for a license in its inventions of the same scope and terms set forth in the CRADA for inventions made by the Government.
- DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.…ontractual instrument), or contract modification (including a modification to exercise an option) that required development of the items, components, or processes, or creation of the data described in paragraph (c)(2)(i)(A)(2) of this claus…
- FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).…. (ii) No single-award BPA with an estimated value exceeding $150 million (including any options), may be awarded unless the head of the agency determines in writing that— (A) The orders expected under the BPA are so integrally related th…
- FAR 17.204 Contracts.…tract, including any extension. (b) The contract shall state the period within which the option may be exercised. (c) The period shall be set so as to provide the contractor adequate lead time to ensure continuous production. (d) The per…
- FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.…st day on which work under the contract was performed in the classification. (e) In each option to extend the term of the contract, if any laborer or mechanic is to be employed during the option in a classification that is not listed (or n…
- FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.…nges in the prices of corporate securities or corporate security ownership, such as stock options, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock plans, and junior stock conversions. (1) Any compensation which is calculated, or valued, based on …
- FAR 52.222-30 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (None or Separately Specified 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 make no adjustment in contract price, o…
- FAR 52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual 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)(1) The Contractor states that if the prices in this contract contain…
- FAR 9.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.…anket purchase agreements, or basic ordering agreements; or (iii) Add new work, exercise options, or otherwise extend the duration of current contracts or orders. (b) Ineligible contractors. A covered agency, as defined in 9.110-1, shall …
- FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.…ndefinite quantity must— (i) Specify the period of the contract, including the number of options and the period for which the Government may extend the contract under each option; (ii) Specify the total minimum and maximum quantity of sup…
- FAR 22.404-3 Procedures for requesting wage determinations.…r at least 45 days (60 days if possible) before issuing the solicitation or exercising an option to extend the term of a contract. (2) Agencies should promptly submit to the Department of Labor an offeror's request for a project wage deter…
- 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 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…illion or more in contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year. The representation is optional if the Offeror received less than $7.5 million in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year. (2) Representation. [Offeror to …
- DFARS 237.270 Acquisition of audit services.…stances, award contracts for recurring audit services for a 1-year period with at least 2 option years. (c) Approvals. Do not issue a solicitation for audit services unless the requiring activity provides evidence that the cognizant DoD au…
- FAR 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.…ause— 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 52.245-1 Government Property.… under the entire contract; (2) Any property that the Government is obligated or has the option to take over under any type of contract, e.g., as a result either of any changes in the specifications or plans thereunder or of the terminatio…
- DFARS 217.171 Multiyear contracts for services.…ature, and obsolescence of the facilities. (2) Consider the desirability of obtaining an option to extend the term of the contract for a reasonable period not to exceed 3 years at prices that do not include charges for plant, equipment, or…
- FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency.…rough the use of competitive procedures; and (ii) May not exceed one year, including all options, unless the head of the agency determines that exceptional circumstances apply. This determination must be documented in the contract file. (…
- FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.…ies. The contracting officer must not include project wage determinations in contracts or options other than those for which they are issued. When exercising an option to extend the term of a contract, the contracting officer must select th…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…89, A-102, A-110, A-122, and A-133, and the guidance in Circular A-50 on Audit Followup. Option means a unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the Government may elect to purchase additional supplies or services cal…
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…ering period of a task-order contract for advisory and assistance services, including all options or modifications, normally may not exceed 5 years. (2) The 5-year limitation does not apply when— (i) A longer ordering period is specifical…
- 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 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.…s, commissions, vacation and holiday pay, allowances, insurance and other benefits, stock options and awards, profit sharing, and retirement. Compensation information means the amount and type of compensation provided to employees or offer…
- DFARS 204.1601 Policy.… for under the terms of the predecessor contract (e.g., issuance of orders or exercise of options) will be accomplished under the continued contract; and (2) Supplies and services already acquired under the predecessor contract shall remai…
- DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.…f the agency proposing a multiyear contract to include in that contract negotiated priced options for varying the quantities of end items to be procured over the life of the contract (10 U.S.C. 3501(j)). (j) Any requests for increased fund…
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.