{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-616.000","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 616.000","heading":"616.000 Scope of part.","body":"The contracting officer may use any of the contract types described in FAR part 16 for acquisitions made under simplified acquisition procedures. The contracting officer shall document his/her decision to use a contract type in accordance with the requirements of FAR part 16.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 6—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 616—TYPES OF 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":"0eae4487950e0828466a53d004989d0b81500e5bb24a966c05f8f071d95886ac","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-615.604","next":"us/48-cfr-616.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}