{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-217.208","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 217.208","heading":"217.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.","body":"Sealed bid solicitations shall not include provisions for evaluations of options unless the contracting officer determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the options will be exercised (10 U.S.C. 3206(e)). This limitation also applies to sealed bid solicitations for the contracts excluded by FAR 17.200.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 217—SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS","Subpart 217.2—Options"],"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":"dd2f63f2624cec163e5f38822c8ee4ebe518cd07f0be334861441b3e020d38ef","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-217.207","next":"us/48-cfr-217.208-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}