48 CFR 217.208

217.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

United States · 48 CFR — Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Status: effective

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Citation: 48 CFR 217.208, 217.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/243229
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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.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.