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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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117 sections with “options”: the first 40

  • FAR 17.202 Use of options.
    …r both sealed bidding and contracting by negotiation, the contracting officer may include options in contracts when it is in the Government's interest. When using sealed bidding, the contracting officer shall make a written determination th…
  • DFARS 217.202 Use of options.
    (1) See PGI 217.202 for guidance on the use of options. (i) See PGI 217.202(1) for guidance on the use of options with foreign military sales (FMS). (ii) See PGI 217.202(2) for the use options with sole source major systems for U.S. and U…
  • FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.
    … in 17.208(c), insert a provision substantially the same as the following: Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will ev…
  • FAR 17.107 Options.
    Benefits may accrue by including options in a multiyear contract. In that event, contracting officers must follow the requirements of subpart 17.2. Options should not include charges for plant and equipment already amortized, or other nonre…
  • FAR 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options.
    …t include one of the provisions prescribed in 17.208 (b) or (c): Evaluation Exclusive of Options (APR 1984) The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by including only the price for the basic requirement; i.e., options will n…
  • FAR 17.207 Exercise of options.
    …nder the option before the option is exercised. (c) The contracting officer may exercise options only after determining that— (1) Funds are available; (2) The requirement covered by the option fulfills an existing Government need; (3) T…
  • FAR 47.305-11 Options in shipment and delivery.
    … regard to shipment and delivery, it may be desirable to provide specifically for certain options in the solicitation. The Government may reserve the right to— (a) Direct deliveries of all or part of the contract quantity to destinations o…
  • DFARS 217.207 Exercise of options.
    (c) In addition to the requirements at FAR 17.207(c), exercise an option only after— (1) Determining that the contractor's record in the System for Award Management database is active and the contractor's unique entity identifier number, C…
  • FAR 17.203 Solicitations.
    …e 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, either exclusive or inclusive of the option…
  • 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 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    …s are equivalent to— (i) Ten percent of the estimated contract or order value (including options) if the value is $94 million or less; or (ii) Five percent of the estimated contract or order value (including options) or $9.4 million, whic…
  • FAR 7.107-3 Bundling.
    …s are equivalent to— (1) Ten percent of the estimated contract or order value (including options) if the value is $94 million or less; or (2) Five percent of the estimated contract or order value (including options) or $9.4 million, which…
  • FAR 13.106-1 Soliciting competition.
    … issue a written solicitation for construction requirements exceeding $2,000. (e) Use of options. Options may be included in solicitations, provided the requirements of subpart 17.2 are met and the aggregate value of the acquisition and al…
  • 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 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 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, when compared to price.) (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement…
  • FAR 1.108 FAR conventions.
    …ty is the final anticipated dollar value of the action, including the dollar value of all options. If the action establishes a maximum quantity of supplies or services to be acquired or establishes a ceiling price or establishes the final p…
  • 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 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 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 16.503 Requirements contracts.
    …(2) No requirements contract in an amount estimated to exceed $150 million (including all options) may be awarded to a single source unless a determination is executed in accordance with 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D). (c) Government property furnish…
  • 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 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.
    …hat termination is not in the best interests of the Government; and (2) Not exercise any options or award further task or delivery orders under the contract. (ii) SBA will remove the concern's designation as a certified HUBZone small busi…
  • FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.
    …best interests of the Government. However, the contracting officer shall not exercise any options or award further task or delivery orders; (ii) The contracting officer shall update the FPDS to reflect the final SBA decision; and (iii) SB…
  • FAR 19.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
    …throughout the life of the contract. (c) For multiyear contracts or contracts containing options, the cumulative value of the basic contract and all options is considered in determining whether a subcontracting plan is necessary. If a subc…
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …, Service Contract Labor Standards, and is a multiple year contract or is a contract with options to renew which exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold. The clause may be used in contracts that do not exceed the simplified acquisition…
  • FAR 28.102-2 Amount required.
    …the specified minimum quantity. Original contract price does not include the price of any options, except those options exercised at the time of contract award. (b) Contracts exceeding $150,000—(1) Performance bonds. Unless the contracting…
  • FAR 42.003 Cognizant Federal agency.
    …ally will be the agency with the largest dollar amount of negotiated contracts, including options. For educational institutions (defined as institutions of higher education in the OMB Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR part 200, subpart A, and 20 U.…
  • FAR 48.001 Definitions.
    …s in quantities after VECP acceptance that are due to contract modifications, exercise of options, additional orders, and funding of subsequent year requirements on a multiyear contract. Collateral costs means agency costs of operation, ma…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    … contract. (ix) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract relating to options (except options to continue or increase the work under the contract), covenants not to compete, and covenants of indemnity. (x) All rights an…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    … contract. (ix) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract relating to options (except options to continue or increase the work under the contract), covenants not to compete, and covenants of indemnity. (x) Unresolved de…
  • FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.
    …contract. (vii) All rights and liabilities of the parties under the contract relating to options (except options to continue or increase the work under the contract), covenants not to compete, and covenants of indemnity. (viii) All rights…
  • FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    …s— (1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and (2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or …
  • FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds—Construction.
    …the specified minimum quantity. Original contract price does not include the price of any options, except those options exercised at the time of contract award. (b) Amount of required bonds. Unless the resulting contract price is valued at…
  • FAR 52.228-16 Performance and Payment Bonds—Other Than Construction.
    …the specified minimum quantity. Original contract price does not include the price of any options, except those options exercised at the time of contract award. (b) The Contractor shall furnish a performance bond (Standard Form 1418) for t…
  • FAR 52.241-9 Connection Charge.
    …ge in accordance with the terms of this contract, the Contractor shall have the following options: (1) To retain in place for ____ months after the notice of termination by the Government such facilities on condition that— (i) If, during …
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …s in quantities after VECP acceptance that are due to contract modifications, exercise of options, additional orders, and funding of subsequent year requirements on a multiyear contract. Collateral costs, as used in this clause, means agen…
  • DFARS 205.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    …ntractual actions, including modifications, that have a face value, excluding unexercised options, of more than $9 million. (A) For undefinitized contractual actions, report the not-to-exceed (NTE) amount. Later, if the definitized amount …
  • 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 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…

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