48 CFR § 216.501-2-70 - 216.501-2-70 General.

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title: "48 CFR § 216.501-2-70 - 216.501-2-70   General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "216.501-2-70"
section_name: "216.501-2-70   General."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "216"
part_name: "TYPES OF CONTRACTS"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36340, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 216.501-2-70 216.501-2-70   General.

(a)(i) For items with a shelf-life of less than 6 months, consider the use of indefinite-delivery type contracts with orders to be placed either—

(A) Directly by the users; or

(B) By central purchasing offices with deliveries direct to users.

(ii) Whenever an indefinite-delivery contract is issued, the issuing office must furnish all ordering offices sufficient information for the ordering office to complete its contract reporting responsibilities under 204.670-2. This data must be furnished to the ordering activity in sufficient time for the activity to prepare its report for the action within 3 working days of the order.

(b) See 217.204(e)(i) for limitations on the period for task order or delivery order contracts awarded by DoD pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3403.

[56 FR 36340, July 31, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 42630, Sept. 15, 1992; 63 FR 11529, Mar. 9, 1998. Redesignated and amended at 78 FR 38235, June 26, 2013; 87 FR 76992, Dec. 16, 2022]