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title: "Check a services contract for a stated term and the option limit"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/check-a-contract-with-no-end-date-for-a-review-and-termination-right/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-CO20261022-16-US"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a services contract for a stated term and the option limit

> From the contract, copy any end date, any option period, and any clause that extends performance. Do not decide that the contract is still good value.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/check-a-contract-with-no-end-date-for-a-review-and-termination-right/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the contract, copy any end date, any option period, and any clause that extends performance. Do not decide that the contract is still good value. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer checks the term against FAR 17.204. The contract shall specify limits on the purchase of additional supplies or services, or the overall duration of the term, including any extension. It shall state the period within which an option may be exercised. Unless otherwise approved in accordance with agency procedures, the total of the basic and option periods shall not exceed five years for services, and the total of the basic and option quantities shall not exceed the requirement for five years for supplies. Those limitations do not apply to information-technology contracts. The section also says statutes applicable to particular classes of contracts may place further limits, and it points to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute. That statute was not opened. FAR 1.108(c) still requires every option to be counted in the anticipated dollar value. The opened pages do not require a free-standing termination right in a contract that already states an end date. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a contract with no end date for a review and termination right](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/check-a-contract-with-no-end-date-for-a-review-and-termination-right.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the contract, copy any end date, any option period, and any clause that extends performance. Do not decide that the contract is still good value.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The five-year figure is the services and supplies limit in FAR 17.204(e), and it yields to an agency-procedure approval and to information-technology contracts.
- Termination for convenience was not opened. Do not say every federal contract contains that clause.

## Sources

- [FAR 17.204, Contracts (acquisition.gov, FAC 2026-01, effective 13 March 2026)](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/17.204) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FAR 1.108, FAR conventions (acquisition.gov, FAC 2026-01, effective 13 March 2026)](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/1.108) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*