41 CFR § 102-194.15 - What is an Optional form?

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title: "41 CFR § 102-194.15 - What is an Optional form?"
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "102-194.15"
section_name: "What is an Optional form?"
chapter_number: 102
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "102-194"
part_name: "194—STANDARD AND OPTIONAL FORMS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 486(c)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 48358, Sept. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 102-194.15 What is an Optional form?

An Optional form is approved by GSA for nonmandatory Governmentwide use and is used by two or more agencies. This criteria is the same whether the form resides on paper or purely electronic.