48 CFR § 1.702 - 1.702 General.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1.702"
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title: "48 CFR § 1.702 - 1.702 General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1.702"
section_name: "1.702 General."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1"
part_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1"
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# 1.702 1.702 General.
(a) A D&F shall ordinarily be for an individual contract action. Unless otherwise prohibited, class D&F's may be executed for classes of contract action (see 1.703). The approval granted by a D&F is restricted to the proposed contract action(s) reasonably described in that D&F. D&F's may provided for a reasonable degree of flexibility. Furthermore, in their application, reasonable variations in estimated quantities or prices are permitted, unless the D&F specifies otherwise.
(b) When an option is anticipated, the D&F shall state the approximate quantity to be awarded initially and the extent of the increase to be permitted by the option.