Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 18, 2025
316.603 - 316.603 Letter contracts.
316.603-3 - 316.603-3 Limitations.

An official one level above the contracting officer shall make the written determination, to be included in the contract file, that no other contract type is suitable and to approve all letter contract modifications. No letter contract or modification can exceed the limits prescribed in FAR 16.603-2(c).

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2)
source: 80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 316.603-3