48 CFR § 1552.217-77 - 1552.217-77 Option to extend the term of the contract fixed price.

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title: "48 CFR § 1552.217-77 - 1552.217-77   Option to extend the term of the contract fixed price."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1552.217-77"
section_name: "1552.217-77   Option to extend the term of the contract fixed price."
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# 1552.217-77 1552.217-77   Option to extend the term of the contract fixed price.

As prescribed in 1517.208(h), insert the following clause:

****Option To Extend the Term of the Contract Fixed Price (OCT 2000)

The Government has the option to extend the term of this contract for ____ additional period(s). If more than ____ days remain in the contract period of performance, the Government, without prior written notification, may exercise this option by issuing a contract modification. To exercise this option within the last ____ days of the period of performance, the Government must provide to the Contractor written notification prior to that last ____ -day period. This preliminary notification does not commit the Government to exercising the option. Use of an option will result in the following contract modifications:

(a) The “Period of Performance” clause will be amended as follows to cover the Base and Option Periods:

| Period | Start date | End date |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  |

(b) During the option period(s) the Contractor shall provide the services described below:

| Period | Attachment |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
|  |  |
|  |  |
|  |  |

(c) The “Consideration and Payment” clause will be amended to reflect increased fixed prices for each option period as follows:

| Fixed price | Option period |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
|  |  |
|  |  |
|  |  |

****(End of clause)

[65 FR 58925, Oct. 3, 2000, as amended at 82 FR 33021, July 19, 2017]