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(a) The assignment of contract administration is optional for the following contracts:
(1) Research and development study contracts not involving deliverable hardware or Government furnished property.
(2) Contracts with periods of performance of 90 days or less.
(3) Contracts with periods of performance of 91 to 180 days that do not include all of the following:
(i) A small business subcontracting plan.
(ii) Government-furnished property.
(iii) Progress payments, if a fixed-price type contract.
(4) Purchase orders without Government source inspection requirements.
(5) Contracts requiring only on-site performance.
(6) Contracts requiring work in the vicinity of the awarding center where DOD contract administration services are not reasonably available.
(b) The determination to assign Quality Assurance, Property Administration or Plant Clearance for administration shall be made after review by the cognizant technical personnel.