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      <title xtrc="GSAR" class="- topic/title ">
         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">552.236-77</ph> Government's
Right to Exercise Options.</title>
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         <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">As prescribed in <xref outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                  href="GSAM-536.270-5.dita#id1941D0D606X"
                  class="- topic/xref "/>(d),
insert the following clause:</p>
         <p audience="GSAR" outputclass="Ctr_SmCaps" class="- topic/p ">Government's Right
to Exercise Options. (Mar 2019)</p>
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            <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
               <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph> The
Government may exercise any option in writing in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the contract within <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 ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph> If
the Government exercises the option, the contract shall be considered
to include this option clause.</p>
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         <p audience="GSAR" outputclass="Endofclause" class="- topic/p ">(End of clause)</p>
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