Elleven-O-Two

Good day, illzoni.

Considering that the FAR 17.204 discusses establishment of options on a base contract, you offer interesting interpretation.

Could you pin-point the exact location in 17.204 allowing for unilateral retroactive extension of options' POP?

Also, do you think that situations where sufficient actions to extend a period of performance (or to prevent a delay) were not timely taken before POP expiration may signify the lack of proper contract administration on governments’ side?

CSalt's original post reminds me of colleagues who have argued that once the POP expires, the contract is 'dead' and we have no legal authority to modify for extension. Sadly, such statements have come from those in positions of authority. Hogwash!

illzoni,

Please clarify, are you saying that contract modification may be processed after POP expires to extend POP retroactively?