48 CFR § 316.603-3 - 316.603-3 Limitations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s316.603-3"
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title: "48 CFR § 316.603-3 - 316.603-3   Limitations."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "316.603-3"
section_name: "316.603-3   Limitations."
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "316"
part_name: "TYPES OF CONTRACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "316"
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# 316.603-3 316.603-3   Limitations.

An official one level above the contracting officer shall make the written determination, to be included in the contract file, that no other contract type is suitable and to approve all letter contract modifications. No letter contract or modification can exceed the limits prescribed in FAR 16.603-2(c).