Section 4: Contracts involving major technical contingencies

In defence or security contracts involving significant technical risks, in particular those involving development work or those relating to maintaining equipment in operational condition, the purchaser may provide, in duly justified cases, for the acquisition during performance of a proportion of supplies or services which could not be precisely defined in the initial public contract.These supplies or services must be related to the subject of the contract and necessary for…

Recourse to the option mentioned in article R. 2372-19 must be indicated in the consultation documents. The proportion of supplies or services that may be acquired during performance without having been defined in the initial contract and the conditions for setting the price of these supplies or services must be indicated in the contract. This proportion must be justified and may not exceed 15% of the total amount of the…

The supplies or services mentioned in article R. 2372-19 are ordered, where applicable, after negotiation with the contractor.