---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 217.204"
title: "48"
number: "217.204"
heading: "Contracts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/217.204"
---

# §217.204. Contracts.

- (e)
- (i) Notwithstanding FAR 17.204(e), the ordering period of a task order or delivery order contract (including a contract for information technology) awarded by DoD pursuant to [10 U.S.C. 3403](/usc/10/3403.md)—
  - (A) May be for any period up to 5 years;
  - (B) May be subsequently extended for one or more successive periods in accordance with an option provided in the contract or a modification of the contract; and
  - (C) Shall not exceed 10 years unless the head of the agency determines in writing that exceptional circumstances require a longer ordering period.
- (ii) **Paragraph (e)(i) of this section does not apply to the following—**
  - (A) **Contracts, including task or delivery order contracts, awarded under other statutory authority.**
  - (B) Advisory and assistance service task order contracts (authorized by [10 U.S.C. 3405](/usc/10/3405.md) that are limited by statute to 5 years, with the authority to extend an additional 6 months (see FAR 16.505(c)).
  - (C) **Definite-quantity contracts.**
  - (D) **GSA schedule contracts.**
  - (E) **Multi-agency contracts awarded by agencies other than NASA, DoD, or the Coast Guard.**
- (iii) Obtain approval from the senior procurement executive before issuing an order against a task or delivery order contract subject to paragraph (e)(i) of this section, if performance under the order is expected to extend more than 1 year beyond the 10-year limit or extended limit described in paragraph (e)(i)(C) of this section (see FAR 37.106 for funding and term of service contracts).

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 73152, Dec. 9, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 58696, Sept. 30, 2014; 87 FR 76993, Dec. 16, 2022]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36345, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 73152, Dec. 9, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 58696, Sept. 30, 2014; 87 FR 76993, Dec. 16, 2022]