The type of contract shall be stated in each contract awarded.

Contracting officers shall use an economic price adjustment clause based on cost indexes of labor or material after obtaining approval for use of the clause from the head of the contracting office.

The designee authorized to approve use of fixed-ceiling-price contracts with retroactive price redetermination is set forth in CAM 1301.70.

(a) Insert a clause that is substantially the same as 1352.216-70, Estimated and Allowable Costs, in all cost-reimbursement contracts.

(b) Insert a clause similar to 1352.216-71, Level of Effort (Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Term Contract), in Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Level of Effort contracts.

Insert clause 1352.216-72, Determination of Award Fee, in all cost-plus-award-fee contracts.

Insert a clause substantially the same as 1352.216-73, Distribution of Award Fee, in all cost-plus-award-fee solicitations and contracts, as determined by the contracting officer.

Insert clause 1352.216-74, Task Orders, or a substantially similar clause in task order solicitations and contracts, making changes, as appropriate. Contracting officers are encouraged to make appropriate modifications to the time requirements and procedures to meet the Government's needs.

The department's Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman is designated in CAM 1301.70.

(a) Insert clause 1352.216-75, Minimum and Maximum Contract Amounts, in all indefinite quantity contracts, including requirements contracts, if feasible.

(b) Insert a clause similar to 1352.216-76, Placement of Orders, in indefinite-delivery solicitations and contracts.

The designee authorized to approve a time-and-materials contract prior to the execution of the base period when the base period plus any option periods exceeds three years is set forth in CAM 1301.70.

Insert clause 1352.216-77, Ceiling Price, in all time-and-materials contracts.

Insert clause 1352.216-77, Ceiling Price, in all labor-hour contracts, including, if feasible, requirements contracts.

(a) With the written approval from the authorized designee in CAM 1301.70, in extreme cases, the contracting officer may authorize an additional period for contract definitization.

(b) If, after exhausting all reasonable efforts, the contracting officer and the contractor cannot negotiate a definitive contract because of failure to reach agreement as to price or fee, the contracting officer may determine a reasonable price or fee with approval from the authority designated in CAM 1301.70.

The designee authorized to determine that a letter contract is suitable so that work can begin immediately is set forth in CAM 1301.70.