{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-316.603-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 316.603-3","heading":"316.603-3 Limitations.","body":"An official one level above the contracting officer shall make the written determination, to be included in the contract file, that no other contract type is suitable and to approve all letter contract modifications. No letter contract or modification can exceed the limits prescribed in FAR 16.603-2(c).","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 3—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 316—TYPES OF CONTRACTS","Subpart 316.6—Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter 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":"66de862b21f445a6682f5aba4ad87c3eec0a98256daaf48f1ececb1ee68da0b6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-316.603","next":"us/48-cfr-317.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}