# 48 C.F.R. § 216.402-2 (2026): Performance incentives

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## Section

- **Citation:** 48 C.F.R. § 216.402-2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Performance incentives
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 48 CFR: Federal Acquisition Regulations System / Chapter 2: DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE / Part 216: TYPES OF CONTRACTS / Subpart 216.4: Subpart 216.4—Incentive Contracts / § 216.402-2: Performance incentives.

## Text

(1) See PGI 216.402-2 for guidance on establishing performance incentives.
(2) Contracting officers shall ensure requirements about the payment of incentive fees or the imposition of penalties are included in the solicitation for a contract for the engineering and manufacturing development or production of a weapon system, including embedded software, if the program manager or comparable requiring activity official exercising program manager responsibilities includes—
(i) Provisions for the payment of incentive fees to the contractor, based on achievement of design specification requirements for reliability and maintainability of weapons systems under the contract; or
(ii) The imposition of penalties to be paid by the contractor to the Government for failure to achieve such design specification requirements (10 U.S.C. 4328).
[71 FR 39007, July 11, 2006, as amended at 84 FR 58333, Oct. 31, 2019; 87 FR 15818, Mar. 18, 2022; 87 FR 76992, Dec. 16, 2022]

## Nearby sections

- [48 C.F.R. § 216.401 (2026) General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_401.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.401-71 (2026) Objective criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_401_71.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.402-2 (2026) Performance incentives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_402_2.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.403-1 (2026) Fixed-price incentive (firm target) contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_403_1.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.403-2 (2026) Fixed-price incentive (successive targets) contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_403_2.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.405-1 (2026) Cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_405_1.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.405-2 (2026) Cost-plus-award-fee contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_405_2.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.405-2-70 (2026) Award fee reduction or denial for jeopardizing the health or safety of Government personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_405_2_70.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.405-2-71 (2026) Award fee reduction or denial for failure to comply with requirements relating to performance of private security functions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_405_2_71.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.406 (2026) Contract clauses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_406.md)
- [48 C.F.R. § 216.470 (2026) Other applications of award fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T48_P216_S216_470.md)

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