48 C.F.R. PART 616—TYPES OF CONTRACTS


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PART 616—TYPES OF CONTRACTS

Section Contents
616.000   Scope of part.

Subpart 616.2—Fixed-Price Contracts

616.203   Fixed-Price contracts with economic price adjustment.
616.203-4   Contract clauses.
616.207   Firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort term contracts.
616.207-3   Limitations.

Subpart 616.5—Indefinite-Delivery Contracts

616.505   Ordering.
616.506   Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
616.506-70   DOSAR contract clause.


Authority:  40 U.S.C. 486(c); 22 U.S.C. 2658.

Source:  53 FR 26169, July 11, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

616.000   Scope of part.
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The contracting officer may use any of the contract types described in FAR part 16 for acquisitions made under simplified acquisition procedures. The contracting officer shall document his/her decision to use a contract type in accordance with the requirements of FAR part 16.

[60 FR 39963, Aug. 3, 1995]

Subpart 616.2—Fixed-Price Contracts
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616.203   Fixed-Price contracts with economic price adjustment.
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616.203-4   Contract clauses.
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Contracting officers at domestic contracting activities may use an economic price adjustment clause based on cost indexes of labor or material in accordance with the circumstances listed in FAR 16.203–4(d) and after obtaining the approval of the head of the contracting activity. Overseas posts may use the clause at 652.216–71, Price Adjustment, when procuring continuing services (e.g., guard, janitorial, building maintenance, and gardening). Posts shall obtain A/OPE approval for any price adjustment clause that differs from the clause at 652.216–71.

[53 FR 26169, July 11, 1988, as amended at 59 FR 66759, Dec. 28, 1994]

616.207   Firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort term contracts.
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616.207-3   Limitations.
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The head of the contracting activity is the chief of the contracting office for the purposes of FAR 16.207–3.

Subpart 616.5—Indefinite-Delivery Contracts
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616.505   Ordering.
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(b)(5) The Departmental Competition Advocate is designated the task and delivery order contract ombudsman.

[64 FR 43624, Aug. 11, 1999, as amended at 69 FR 19332, Apr. 13, 2004]

616.506   Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
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616.506-70   DOSAR contract clause.
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The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 652.216–70, Ordering—Indefinite-Delivery Contract, whenever the clause at FAR 52.216–20, Definite Quantity, or the clause at FAR 52.216–21, Requirements, or the clause at FAR 52.216–22, Indefinite Quantity, is used.

[53 FR 26169, July 11, 1988. Redesignated at 64 FR 43624, Aug. 11, 1999]

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