{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-16.402-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 16.402-3","heading":"16.402-3 Delivery incentives.","body":"(a) Delivery incentives should be considered when improvement from a required delivery schedule is a significant Government objective. It is important to determine the Government's primary objectives in a given contract (e.g., earliest possible delivery or earliest quantity production).\n(b) Incentive arrangements on delivery should specify the application of the reward-penalty structure in the event of Government-caused delays or other delays beyond the control, and without the fault or negligence, of the contractor or subcontractor.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 16—TYPES OF CONTRACTS","Subpart 16.4—Incentive Contracts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"4bc6cc63d060d45c6cac62e9cfab541b7207a439e75c1d03700d5cc6af40452b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-16.402-2","next":"us/48-cfr-16.402-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}