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FAR 52.216-1 — Type of Contract.

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52.216-1 Type of Contract.

Type: Provision

Prescribed in: 16.105

Current version date: APR 1984

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 16.105

The contracting officer shall complete and insert the provision at 52.216-1, Type of Contract, in a solicitation unless it is for-

(a) A fixed-price acquisition made under simplified acquisition procedures; or

(b) Information or planning purposes.

Current Text

52.216-1 Type of Contract.

As prescribed in 16.105, complete and insert the following provision:

Type of Contract (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a ______ [ Contracting Officer insert specific type of contract ] contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34761, July 3, 1995]

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.216-1