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            id="GSAM_552_236_77">
		    <title class="- topic/title " xtrc="GSAR">
         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">552.236-77</ph> Government's Right to Exercise Options.</title>
		    <conbody class="- topic/body  concept/conbody ">
			      <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p " id="YpDmrx">As prescribed in <ph outputclass="ClauseProvisionXREF" class="- topic/ph "> 
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                     href="536.270-5.dita#GSAM_536_270_5"
                     outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly">536.270-5</xref> 
            </ph>(d), insert a clause substantially the same as the following clause:</p>
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            outputclass="Ctr_SmCaps">Government's Right to Exercise Options. (Mar 2019)</p>
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                  <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">(a)</ph>The Government may exercise any option in writing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract within Enter value:Enter value:<cite class="- topic/cite "
                        outputclass="SingleLine"
                        xtrc="552.236-77_d899e30">_____ [insert the period of time
within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option]</cite>. Unless otherwise specified, options may be exercised within 90 calendar days of contract award.</p>
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					          <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p " id="rTxWIN">
                  <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">(b)</ph>If the Government exercises the option, the contract shall be considered to include this option clause.</p>
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            outputclass="Endofclause">(End of clause)</p>
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