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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Jan 28, 2026
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