Regulations last checked for updates: May 16, 2024

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: May 14, 2024
52.217-5 - 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.

As prescribed 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 evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of provision) [53 FR 17860, May 18, 1988, as amended at 55 FR 25532, June 21, 1990; 69 FR 59704, Oct. 5, 2004]
authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
source: 48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 52.217-5