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FAR 52.204-1 — Approval of Contract.

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52.204-1 Approval of Contract.

Type: Clause

Prescribed in: 4.103

Current version date: DEC 1989

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 4.103

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.204-1 Approval of Contract, in solicitations and contracts if required by agency procedures.

Current Text

52.204-1 Approval of Contract.

As prescribed in 4.103, insert the following clause:

Approval of Contract (DEC 1989)

This contract is subject to the written approval of . . . . . [ identify title of designated agency official here ] and shall not be binding until so approved.

(End of clause)

[54 FR 5058, Jan. 31, 1989, as amended at 54 FR 48990, Nov. 28, 1989]

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.204-1