Clause Library / FAR Part 16
FAR 52.216-1
Type of Contract
A solicitation provision under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, placed in Uniform Contract Format Section L (Instructions to offerors).
Provision (solicitation)Prescribed in 16.105UCF Section LIncorporated by reference
When it applies
Required by FAR 16.105: the solicitation states the contract type the Government contemplates (commercial acquisitions convey type through the 52.212-x family instead).
Prescription
The FAR directs use of 52.216-1 at 16.105 — read the prescribing section on acquisition.gov →.
Official text
The full, authoritative text of 52.216-1 is on acquisition.gov: View FAR 52.216-1 →
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