If the 6 month extension was priced out by all the offerors, evaluated, and included in the award, then wouldn't you use the 52.217-9 to exercise the already existing option period? It would be no different then exercising option year 1 at that point, correct? And if this is true, then what's the point of having -8 if not for allowing the Government a little extra time to keep a contract going, if for example a recompete is taking longer than expected?