[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR34.005-3]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 34--MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 34.0--General
 
Sec. 34.005-3  Concept exploration contracts.

    Whenever practicable, contracts to be performed during the concept 
exploration phase shall be for relatively short periods, at planned 
dollar levels. These contracts are to refine the proposed concept and to 
reduce the concept's technical uncertainties. The scope of work for this 
phase of the program shall be consistent with the Government's planned 
budget for the phase. Follow-on contracts for such tasks in the 
exploration phase shall be awarded as long as the concept approach 
remains promising, the contractor's progress is acceptable, and it is 
economically practicable to do so.

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