48 CFR § 52.217-3 - 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s52.217-3"
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title: "48 CFR § 52.217-3 - 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "52.217-3"
section_name: "52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "52"
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# 52.217-3 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive of Options.
As prescribed in 17.208(a), insert a provision substantially the same as the following in solicitations when the solicitation includes an option clause and does not include one of the provisions prescribed in 17.208 (b) or (c):
****Evaluation Exclusive of Options (APR 1984)
The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by including only the price for the basic requirement; i.e., options will not be included in the evaluation for award purposes.
****(End of provision)
[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 87 FR 49503, Aug. 10, 2022]