---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 212.7002"
title: "48"
number: "212.7002"
heading: "Policy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/212.7002"
---

# §212.7002. Policy.

- (a) Contracting officers may only use a CSO—
  - (1) To obtain innovative solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill requirements;
  - (2) To close capability gaps, or provide potential innovative technological advancements; and
  - (3) When meaningful proposals with varying technical or scientific approaches can be reasonably anticipated.
- (b) Notwithstanding FAR 12.207, contracting officers shall use fixed-price type contracts, including fixed-price incentive contracts, for awards resulting from a CSO. When using a fixed-price incentive contract, see FAR 12.214 and [subpart 16.4](/cfr/48/subpart16.4.md) for additional requirements.
- (c) Contracting officers shall treat products and services acquired using a CSO as commercial products or commercial services.
- (d) When using a CSO to acquire research and development, contracting officers shall use the procedures of this subpart in conjunction with FAR [part 35](/cfr/48/part35.md) and [part 235](/cfr/48/part235.md). A CSO is not subject to the limitations at 235.016 and may be used to fulfill requirements for research and development, ranging from advanced component development through operational systems development.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 88 FR 55939, Aug. 17, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 61595, Nov. 30, 1995, unless otherwise noted.