Chapter 6 - Contract Structure

Department of Defense COR Handbook
Chapter 6 - Contract Structure

Categories and Types of Contracts
Categories of Contracts
Types of Contracts
Fixed-Price Contracts
Cost-Reimbursement Contracts 
Contracts for Commercial Items
Contract Structure
UCF Part I — The Schedule
UCF Part II — Contract Clauses
UCF Part III — List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments
UCF Part IV — Representations and Instructions
Order of Precedence
Contract Structure – Solicitations/Contracts for Commercial Items
Structure – Task or Delivery Orders
Contract Language Rules
Contract Numbers (For Example:  N00062-90-C-0001)
Chapter 6.  Key Points

Categories and Types of Contracts

As stated in FAR 16.103(a), the objective in federal contracting is to negotiate a contract type and price (or estimated cost and fee) that will result in a reasonable contractor risk and provide the contractor with the greatest incentive to perform efficiently and economically.

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