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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: May 14, 2024
217.208 - 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 applies to sealed bid solicitations for the contracts excluded by FAR 17.200.

[63 FR 11529, Mar. 9, 1998, as amended at 71 FR 27642, May 12, 2006; 87 FR 76993, Dec. 16, 2022]
authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1
source: 56 FR 36345, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 217.208