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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">217.204</ph> Contracts.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(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. 2304a—</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A)  May be for any period up to 5 years;</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(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</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(C)  Shall not exceed 10 years unless the head of the agency determines in writing that exceptional circumstances require a longer ordering period.</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii)  Paragraph (e)(i) of this section does not apply to the following:</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A)  Contracts, including task or delivery order contracts, awarded under other statutory authority. </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(B)  Advisory and assistance service task order contracts (authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2304b that are limited by statute to 5 years, with the authority to extend an additional 6 months (see FAR 16.505(c)).</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(C)  Definite-quantity contracts.</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(D)  GSA schedule contracts.</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(E)  Multi-agency contracts awarded by agencies other than NASA, DoD, or the Coast Guard.</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(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).</p>
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