10 U.S.C. § 3372
Undefinitized contractual actions: requirements and limitations relating to definitization of contractual terms, specifications, and price
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 3372, Undefinitized contractual actions: requirements and limitations relating to definitization of contractual terms, specifications, and price, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/434691
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A contracting officer of the Department of Defense may not enter into an undefinitized contractual action unless the contractual action provides for agreement upon contractual terms, specifications, and price by the earlier of—
The head of an agency may waive the provisions of this subsection with respect to a contract of that agency if that head of an agency determines that the waiver is necessary in order to support any of the following operations:
With respect to any undefinitized contractual action with a value greater than $50,000,000, if agreement is not reached on contractual terms, specifications, and price within the period or by the date provided in subsection (a)(1), the contracting officer may not unilaterally definitize those terms, specifications, or price over the objection of the contractor until—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally