48 CFR § 16.207-3 - 16.207-3 Limitations.

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title: "48 CFR § 16.207-3 - 16.207-3   Limitations."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "16.207-3"
section_name: "16.207-3   Limitations."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
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# 16.207-3 16.207-3   Limitations.

This contract type may be used only when—

(a) The work required cannot otherwise be clearly defined;

(b) The required level of effort is identified and agreed upon in advance;

(c) There is reasonable assurance that the intended result cannot be achieved by expending less than the stipulated effort; and

(d) The contract price is the simplified acquisition threshold or less, unless approved by the chief of the contracting office.

[48 FR 42219, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 75 FR 53133, Aug. 30, 2010; 85 FR 40067, July 2, 2020]