48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “undefinitized contractual action”

  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …ts incurred as of the date the contractor submits a qualifying proposal, such as under an undefinitized contract action, (excluding facilities capital cost of money) into the Block 24a column titled Base. (ii) Insert the amount of Governme…
  • DFARS 205.303 Announcement of contract awards.
    … 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 exceeds the NTE amount by more than $9 mill…
  • DFARS 217.7404 Limitations.
    See PGI 217.7404 for additional guidance on obtaining approval to authorize use of an undefinitized contact action, documentation requirements, and other limitations on their use. (a) Foreign military sales contracts. (1) A contracting of…

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.