52.216-1 Type of Contract.
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Version
A revised version of this clause has been published under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (EO 14275). The RFO version supersedes the eCFR text below for contracts using the RFO FAR model. The RFO text is not duplicated here; see the clause page for a side-by-side comparison: https://part52.dev/clause/52-216-1/#rfo
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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