Common use of Maximum order Clause in Contracts

Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor-- Any order for a single item in excess of [insert dollar figure or quantity]. Any order for a combination of items in excess of [insert dollar figure or quantity]; or A series of orders from the same ordering office within days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (1) or (2) above. If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) above. Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. ****(USE BELOW IN INDEFINITE DELIVERY, REQUIREMENTS SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM: Subparagraph f: Insert an end date for required Contractor deliveries. Note: Make sure allow sufficient time for the Government to receive all deliverables from orders issued within the period of performance of the contract . ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ITEM: Use with Alternate I: If the contract is for nonpersonal services and related supplies and covers estimated requirements that exceed a specific Government activity's internal capability to produce or perform. Use with Alternate II: If the contract includes subsistence for both Government use and resale in the same Schedule, and similar products may be acquired on a brand-name basis. Use with Alternate III: If the contract involves a partial small business set-aside. Use with Alternate IV: If the contract includes subsistence for both Government use and resale in the same schedule and similar products may be acquired on a brand-name basis and involves a partial small business set aside.)**** FAR Clause 52.216-21, Requirements (October 1995). This is a requirements contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Except as this contract may otherwise provide, if the Government's requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as "estimated" or "maximum" in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment. Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Order Limitations clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all supplies or services specified in the Schedule and called for by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all the supplies or services specified in the Schedule that are required to be purchased by the Government activity or activities specified in the Schedule. The Government is not required to purchase from the Contractor requirements in excess of any limit on total orders under this contract. If the Government urgently requires delivery of any quantity of an item before the earliest date that delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the Contractor will not accept an order providing for the accelerated delivery, the Government may acquire the urgently required goods or services from another source. Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after . (End of clause) Alternate I (April 1984) [is not/is] applicable to this contract. Alternate II (April 1984) [is not/not] applicable to this contract. Alternate III (October 1995) [is not/is] applicable to this contract. Alternate IV (October 1995) [is not/is] applicable to this contract. ****(USE BELOW IN INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM: Subparagraph d: Insert an end date for required Contractor deliveries. Note: Make sure allow sufficient time for the Government to receive all deliverables from orders issued within the period of performance of the contract .)**** FAR Clause 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity (October 1995) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum." Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after . (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW WHEN THE CONTRACT INCLUDES AN OPTION AND IT IS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE: 1) A REQUIREMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHALL GIVE THE CONTRACTOR A PRELIMINARY WRITTEN NOTICE OF ITS INTENT TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT; 2) A STIPULATION THAT AN EXTENSION OF THE OPTION; AND/OR, 3) A SPECIFIED LIMITATION ON THE TOTAL DURATION OF THE CONTRACT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM: Subparagraph a: First text box: Insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option. Second text box: If you intend to notify the contractor of the Government's intent to exercise its option 60 days prior to contract expiration, leave this box blank, otherwise insert the number of days you intend to notify the contractor. Subparagraph c: Insert the number of months or years (as applicable) of total duration of the contract, including the exercise of any options.)**** FAR Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (March 2000). The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within [INSERT THE PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE CONTRACTING OFFICER MAY EXERCISE THE OPTION]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least days [60 days unless a different number of days is inserted] before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed [MONTHS/YEARS]. (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW IN SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES WHICH ARE, OR WHICH CONTAIN: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRING SPECIFIC LICENSING UNDER REGULATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954; OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL NOT REQUIRING SPECIFIC LICENSING IN WHICH THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY IS GREATER THAN 0.002 MICROCURIES PER GRAM OR THE ACTIVITY PER ITEM EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 0.01 MICROCURIES. SUCH SUPPLIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AIRCRAFT, AMMUNITION, MISSILES, VEHICLES, ELECTRONIC TUBES, INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, COMPASSES AND IDENTIFICATION MARKERS. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM : Subparagraph a: The Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days required in advance of delivery of the item or completion of the servicing to assure that required licenses are obtained and appropriate personnel are notified to institute any necessary safety and health precautions. See FAR 23.601(d).)**** FAR Clause 52.223-7, Notice of Radioactive Materials (January 1997) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or designee, in writing, days prior to completion of any servicing required by this contract of, items containing either (1) radioactive material requiring specific licensing under the regulations issued pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as set forth in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in effect on the date of this contract, or (2) other radioactive material not requiring specific licensing in which the specific activity is greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram or the activity per item equals or exceeds 0.01 microcuries. Such notice shall specify the part or parts of the items which contain radioactive materials, a description of the materials, the name and activity of the isotope, the manufacturer of the materials, and any other information known to the Contractor which will put users of the items on notice as to the hazards involved (OMB No. 9000-0107). If there has been no change affecting the quantity of activity, or the characteristics and composition of the radioactive material from deliveries under this contract or prior contracts, the Contractor may request that the Contracting Officer or designee waive the notice requirement in paragraph (a) of this clause. Any such request shall- Be submitted in writing; State that the quantity of activity, characteristics, and composition of the radioactive material have not changed; and Cite the contract number on which the prior notification was submitted and the contracting office to which it was submitted. All items, parts, or subassemblies which contain radioactive materials in which the specific activity is greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram or activity per item equals or exceeds 0.01 microcuries, and all containers in which such items, parts or subassemblies are delivered to the Government shall be clearly marked and labeled as required by the latest revision of MIL-STD 129 in effect on the date of the contract. This clause, including this paragraph (d), shall be inserted in all subcontracts for radioactive materials meeting the criteria in paragraph (a) of this clause. (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW IN SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS EXCEEDING $150,000 THAT ARE FOR, OR SPECIFY THE USE OF EPA DESIGNATED ITEMS CONTAINING RECOVERED MATERIALS.)**** FAR Clause 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Items (May 2008) Definitions. As used in this clause -- Postconsumer material means a material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of "recovered material.'' Recovered material means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. The Contractor, on completion of this contract, shall-- Estimate the percentage of the total recovered material content for EPA-designated item(s) delivered and/or used in contract performance, including, if applicable, the percentage of post- consumer material content; and Submit this estimate to [ Contracting Officer complete in accordance with agency procedures ]. (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW IN SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS THAT CONTAIN FAR Clause 52.223-9, ABOVE, IF TECHNICAL PERSONNEL ADVISE THAT ESTIMATES CAN BE VERIFIED.)**** Alternate I (May 2008), FAR Clause 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008). As prescribed in 23.406(d), redesignate paragraph (b) of the basic clause as paragraph (c) and add the following paragraph (b) to the basic clause:

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Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor-- Any order for a single item in excess of [insert dollar figure or quantity]. Any order for a combination of items in excess of [insert dollar figure or quantity]; or A series of orders from the same ordering office within days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (1) or (2) above. If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) above. Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW IN INDEFINITE DELIVERY, REQUIREMENTS SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM: Subparagraph f: Insert an end date for required Contractor deliveries. Note: Make sure allow sufficient time for the Government to receive all deliverables from orders issued within the period of performance of the contract . ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ITEM: Use with Alternate I: If the contract is for nonpersonal services and related supplies and covers estimated requirements that exceed a specific Government activity's internal capability to produce or perform. Use with Alternate II: If the contract includes subsistence for both Government use and resale in the same Schedule, and similar products may be acquired on a brand-name basis. Use with Alternate III: If the contract involves a partial small business set-aside. Use with Alternate IV: If the contract includes subsistence for both Government use and resale in the same schedule and similar products may be acquired on a brand-name basis and involves a partial small business set aside.)**** FAR Clause 52.216-21, Requirements (October Oct 1995). This is a requirements contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Except as this contract may otherwise provide, if the Government's requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as "estimated" or "maximum" in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment. Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Order Limitations clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all supplies or services specified in the Schedule and called for by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all the supplies or services specified in the Schedule that are required to be purchased by the Government activity or activities specified in the Schedule. The Government is not required to purchase from the Contractor requirements in excess of any limit on total orders under this contract. If the Government urgently requires delivery of any quantity of an item before the earliest date that delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the Contractor will not accept an order providing for the accelerated delivery, the Government may acquire the urgently required goods or services from another source. Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after . (End of clause) Alternate I (April Apr 1984) [is not/is] applicable to this contract. Alternate II (April Apr 1984) [is not/not] applicable to this contract. Alternate III (October Oct 1995) [is not/is] applicable to this contract. Alternate IV (October Oct 1995) [is not/is] applicable to this contract. ****(USE BELOW IN INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM: Subparagraph d: Insert an end date for required Contractor deliveries. Note: Make sure allow sufficient time for the Government to receive all deliverables from orders issued within the period of performance of the contract .)**** FAR Clause 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity (October Oct 1995) ). This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum." Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after . (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW WHEN THE CONTRACT INCLUDES AN OPTION AND IT IS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE: 1) A REQUIREMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHALL GIVE THE CONTRACTOR A PRELIMINARY WRITTEN NOTICE OF ITS INTENT TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT; 2) A STIPULATION THAT AN EXTENSION OF THE OPTION; AND/OR, 3) A SPECIFIED LIMITATION ON THE TOTAL DURATION OF THE CONTRACT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM: Subparagraph a: First text box: Insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option. Second text box: If you intend to notify the contractor of the Government's intent to exercise its option 60 days prior to contract expiration, leave this box blank, otherwise insert the number of days you intend to notify the contractor. Subparagraph c: Insert the number of months or years (as applicable) of total duration of the contract, including the exercise of any options.)**** FAR Clause 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (March Mar 2000). The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within [INSERT THE PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE CONTRACTING OFFICER MAY EXERCISE THE OPTION]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least days [60 days unless a different number of days is inserted] before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed [MONTHS/YEARS]. (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW IN SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES WHICH ARE, OR WHICH CONTAIN: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRING SPECIFIC LICENSING UNDER REGULATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954; OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL NOT REQUIRING SPECIFIC LICENSING IN WHICH THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY IS GREATER THAN 0.002 MICROCURIES PER GRAM OR THE ACTIVITY PER ITEM EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 0.01 MICROCURIES. SUCH SUPPLIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, AIRCRAFT, AMMUNITION, MISSILES, VEHICLES, ELECTRONIC TUBES, INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, COMPASSES AND IDENTIFICATION MARKERS. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE THIS ITEM : Subparagraph a: The Contracting Officer shall insert the number of days required in advance of delivery of the item or completion of the servicing to assure that required licenses are obtained and appropriate personnel are notified to institute any necessary safety and health precautions. See FAR 23.601(d).)**** FAR Clause 52.223-7, Notice of Radioactive Materials (January Jan 1997) ). The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer or designee, in writing, days prior to completion of any servicing required by this contract of, items containing either (1) radioactive material requiring specific licensing under the regulations issued pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as set forth in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in effect on the date of this contract, or (2) other radioactive material not requiring specific licensing in which the specific activity is greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram or the activity per item equals or exceeds 0.01 microcuries. Such notice shall specify the part or parts of the items which contain radioactive materials, a description of the materials, the name and activity of the isotope, the manufacturer of the materials, and any other information known to the Contractor which will put users of the items on notice as to the hazards involved (OMB No. 9000-0107). If there has been no change affecting the quantity of activity, or the characteristics and composition of the radioactive material from deliveries under this contract or prior contracts, the Contractor may request that the Contracting Officer or designee waive the notice requirement in paragraph (a) of this clause. Any such request shall- Be submitted in writing; State that the quantity of activity, characteristics, and composition of the radioactive material have not changed; and Cite the contract number on which the prior notification was submitted and the contracting office to which it was submitted. All items, parts, or subassemblies which contain radioactive materials in which the specific activity is greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram or activity per item equals or exceeds 0.01 microcuries, and all containers in which such items, parts or subassemblies are delivered to the Government shall be clearly marked and labeled as required by the latest revision of MIL-STD 129 in effect on the date of the contract. This clause, including this paragraph (d), shall be inserted in all subcontracts for radioactive materials meeting the criteria in paragraph (a) of this clause. (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW IN SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS EXCEEDING $150,000 THAT ARE FOR, OR SPECIFY THE USE OF EPA DESIGNATED ITEMS CONTAINING RECOVERED MATERIALS.)**** FAR Clause 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Items (May 2008) Definitions. As used in this clause -- Postconsumer material means a material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of "recovered material).'' Recovered material means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. The Contractor, on completion of this contract, shall-- Estimate the percentage of the total recovered material content for EPA-designated item(s) delivered and/or used in contract performance, including, if applicable, the percentage of post- consumer material content; and Submit this estimate to [ Contracting Officer complete in accordance with agency procedures ]. (End of clause) ****(USE BELOW IN SOLICITATIONS AND CONTRACTS THAT CONTAIN FAR Clause 52.223-9, ABOVE, IF TECHNICAL PERSONNEL ADVISE THAT ESTIMATES CAN BE VERIFIED.)**** Alternate I (May 2008), FAR Clause 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008). As prescribed in 23.406(d), redesignate paragraph (b) of the basic clause as paragraph (c) and add the following paragraph (b) to the basic clause:

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