48 CFR § 515.204 - 515.204 Contract format.

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# 515.204 515.204   Contract format.

(a) The uniform contract format is not required for leases of real property (See GSAM 570.116).

(b) The Senior Procurement Executive is the agency head's designee for the purposes of granting exemptions to the use of the Uniform Contract Format (see FAR 15.204(e)).

[81 FR 36425, June 6, 2016]