{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-637.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 637.601","heading":"637.601 General.","body":"It is the Department's policy that all new service contracts be performance-based, with clearly defined deliverables and performance standards. Any deviations from this policy shall be fully justified in writing and approved by the Departmental Advocate for Competition.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 6—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 637—SERVICE CONTRACTING","Subpart 637.6—Performance-Based Contracting"],"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":"037970c7d1e4042279f72e0b609e6c9f538c8587ea9d970592bd3e9ae5f03329","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-637.204","next":"us/48-cfr-639.107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}