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 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1109 posed contract period in terms of production rate, procurement rate, and total quantities; (3) there is a reasonable expectation that throughout the proposed contract period the Administrator will request appropriations for the contract at the level required to avoid cancellation; (4) there is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with the property are not excessive; and (5) the estimates of the contract costs and the anticipated savings from the contract are realistic. (c) REGULATIONS.— The Administrator shall prescribe regulations for acquiring property under this section to promote the use of contracts under this section in a way that will allow the most efficient use of those contracts. The regulations may provide for a cancellation provision in the contract to the extent the provision is necessary and in the best interest of the United States. The provision may include consideration of recurring and nonrecurring costs of the contractor associated with producing the item to be delivered under the contract. The regulations shall provide that, to the extent practicable- — (1) to broaden the aviation industrial base— (A) a contract under this section shall be used to seek, retain, and promote the use under that contract of subcontractors, vendors, or suppliers; and (B) on accrual of a payment or other benefit accruing on a contract under this section to a subcontractor, vendor, or supplier participating in the contract, the payment or benefit shall be delivered in the most expeditious way practicable; and (2) this section and regulations prescribed under this section may not be carried out in a way that precludes or curtails the existing ability of the Administrator to provide for— (A) competition in producing items to be delivered under a contract under this section; or (B) ending a prime contract when performance is deficient with respect to cost, quality, or schedule. (d) CONTRACT PROVISIONS.—(1) A contract under this section may— (A) be used for the advance procurement of components, parts, and material necessary to manufacture equipment to be used in the national airspace system; (B) provide that performance under the contract after the first year is subject to amounts being appropriated; and (C) contain a negotiated priced option for varying the number of end items to be procured over the period of the contract. (2) If feasible and practicable, an advance procurement contract may be made to achieve economic-lot purchases and more efficient production rates. (e) CANCELLATION PAYMENT AND NOTICE OF CANCELLATION CEILING.—(1) If a contract under this section provides that performance is subject to an appropriation being made, it also may provide for a cancellation payment to be made to the contractor if the appropriation is not made. (2) Before awarding a contract under this section containing a cancellation ceiling of more than $100,000,000, the Administrator shall give written notice of the proposed contract and cancellation

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