FAR clauses/Part 17/Checked 15 Sep 2026
FAR 52.217-8
Option to Extend Services
- Clause date
- NOV 1999
- Prescribed at
- FAR 17.208(f). Insert a clause substantially the same in solicitations and contracts for services when inclusion of an option is appropriate (see 17.200, 17.202, and 37.111).
- Applies to
- Service contracts.
- Flowdown
- No flowdown required
52.217-8 is a single paragraph with no subcontract flowdown language. It is not listed in 52.244-6(c)(1) or 52.212-5(e)(1). - Full text
- FAR 52.217-8 on Acquisition.gov
… The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. …
From the clause · Codified FAR · FAC 2026-01
Why it matters: It is the standard bridge when a follow-on award slips, but the 6-month limit is a total across all exercises of the clause, not a fresh 6 months each time.
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