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         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(a) The Government shall not obligate more than 50 percent of the not-to-exceed price before definitization. However, if a contractor submits a qualifying proposal before 50 percent of the not-to-exceed price has been obligated by the Government, the limitation on obligations before definitization may be increased to no more than 75 percent (see 
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             for coverage on provisional delivery payments).</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(b) Obligations should be consistent with the contractor’s requirements for the undefinitized period.</p>
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