[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR37.111]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 37_SERVICE CONTRACTING--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 37.1_Service Contracts_General
 
Sec.  37.111  Extension of services.

    Award of contracts for recurring and continuing service requirements 
are often delayed due to circumstances beyond the control of contracting 
offices. Examples of circumstances causing such delays are bid protests 
and alleged mistakes in bid. In order to avoid negotiation of short 
extensions to existing contracts, the contracting officer may include an 
option clause (see 17.208(f)) in solicitations and contracts which will 
enable the Government to require continued performance of any services 
within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. However, 
these rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing 
labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may 
be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance 
thereunder shall not exceed 6 months.

[54 FR 29282, July 11, 1989]