As prescribed in 17.208(g), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:
Option To Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within ___ [insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least __ days [60 days unless a different number of days is inserted] before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed __ (months) (years).
(End of clause)
[54 FR 5058, Jan. 31, 1989, as amended at 64 FR 51843, Sept. 24, 1999; 65 FR 16286, Mar. 27, 2000]
Notes of Decisions
Gov't Technical Servs. LLC. v. United States, 90 Fed. Cl. 522 (Fed. Cl. 2009).
“The Contract incorporates Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 48 C.F.R. 52.217-9 (2009), which governs the extension of the term of the contract through the exercise of options.”
Jones Automation, Inc. v. United States, 92 Fed. Cl. 368 (Fed. Cl. 2010).
“The bridge contract gave defendant the option to extend the contract pursuant to 48 C.F.R. § 52.217-9 , stating, in pertinent part— (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within thirty (30) days of expiration of this order;…”
Labat-Anderson, Inc. v. United States, 346 F. Supp. 2d 145 (D.D.C. 2004).
“The option clause also cites 48 C.F.R. § 52.217-9 , the federal regulation relating to options in government contracts.”
Storage Tech. Corp. v. CCL Serv. Corp., 94 F. Supp. 2d 697 (D. Maryland 2000).
“217-9 makes sense in light of the fact that the Office of Federal Acquisition and Regulatory Policy drafted the language of 48 C.F.R. § 52.217-9 before 48 C.F.R. § 52.”
North Wind Site Servs., LLC v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2019).
“” 7 48 C.F.R. § 52.217-9 , “Option to Extend the Term of the Contract” provides that “(a) [t]he Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within __[insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option];…”
TLT Constr. Corp. v. United States, 60 Fed. Cl. 187 (Fed. Cl. 2004).
“The first year option specifically incorporated by reference a standard Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), 48 C.F.R. § 52.217-9 , provision that allowed the Army’s Contracting Officer (“CO”) to require delivery of certain numbered bid items upon written notice to TLT.”
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