{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-3417.204","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 3417.204","heading":"3417.204 Contracts.","body":"(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, contract periods that exceed the five-year limitation specified in FAR 17.204(e) must be approved by—\n(1) The HCA for individual contracts; or\n(2) The SPE for classes of contracts.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 34—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 3417—SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS","Subpart 3417.2—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":"31487e3318d6fd1b7d8e75c17d68edb1ec1c4c7e50b3e4faf524bc470f56bc98","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-3417.104","next":"us/48-cfr-3417.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}