FAR 16.406 Contract clauses
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 16.406
- Type
- Section
- Proposed changes
- 1
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) Insert the clause at 52.216-16, Incentive Price Revision-Firm Target, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract is contemplated. If the contract calls for supplies or services to be ordered under a provisioning document or Government option and the prices are to be subject to the incentive price revision under the clause, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I.
(b) Insert the clause at 52.216-17, Incentive Price Revision-Successive Targets, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price incentive (successive targets) contract is contemplated. If the contract calls for supplies or services to be ordered under a provisioning document or Government option and the prices are to be subject to incentive price revision under the clause, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I.
(c) The clause at 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, is prescribed in 16.307(a) for insertion in solicitations and contracts when a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract or a cost-plus-award-fee contract is contemplated.
(d) The clause at 52.216-10, Incentive Fee, is prescribed in 16.307(d) for insertion in solicitations and contracts when a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract is contemplated.
(e) Insert an appropriate award-fee clause in solicitations and contracts when an award-fee contract is contemplated, provided that the clause-
(1) Is prescribed by or approved under agency acquisition regulations;
(2) Is compatible with the clause at 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment; and
(3) Expressly provides that the award amount and the award-fee determination methodology are unilateral decisions made solely at the discretion of the Government.
Proposed changes
| Proposed rule | Published | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35 | Closed Oct 19, 2026No final rule found |
Sections cited
- FAR 52.216-16 Incentive Price Revision-Firm Target
- FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision-Successive Targets
- FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment
- FAR 16.307(a) Contract clauses
- FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee
Quick answers
What is FAR 16.406?
FAR 16.406 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Contract clauses".
Are changes to FAR 16.406 proposed?
One proposed change has no final rule yet.
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