An official one level above the Contracting Officer shall approve all letter contract modifications. Contracting activities shall process requests for authority to issue letter contract modifications in the same manner as requests for authority to issue letter contracts. A request shall include the following:
(a) Name and address of the contractor.
(b) Description of work and services.
(c) Date original request was approved and name/title of approving official.
(d) Letter contract number and date issued.
(e) Detailed justification as to why the letter contract cannot currently be definitized.
(f) Detailed justification as to why the level of funding must be increased.
(g) Detailed justification as to why the period of effectiveness must be increased beyond 180 days, if applicable.
(h) If the funding of the letter contract is to be increased to more than 50 percent of the estimated cost of the acquisition, the Contracting Officer shall include the information required by 316.603-70(j).
