Clause 1: service location
The KVA the Government may request up to during the term, and where the Government's facilities are located, called the Service Location.
GSA1683
Negotiated Electric Utility Contract
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Rev. 4/1961
- Fillable fields
- 28
- Pages
- 2
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
GSA Form 1683: Negotiated Electric Utility Contract
GSA Form 1683, Negotiated Electric Utility Contract, is a General Services Administration form, Rev. 4/1961. GSA hosts it in its forms library.
The form says the Contractor identified on it agrees to sell and deliver electric power and energy to the United States of America at a Service Location, and the Government agrees to purchase and receive it. The contract is subject to the terms on the face and reverse of the page, any continuation pages, Technical Provisions (GSA FORM 1684) and Supplemental Provisions (GSA FORM 1685).
The front has six numbered clauses and execution blocks for the contractor and the Government. The back prints terms and conditions on invoices, payment, damage and injury, and access to the service location. The form says it is executed pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
What's on GSA Form 1683
Clauses 2 and 3: delivery and service
A description of the point of delivery, where the Contractor makes and pays for all connections, and the phase, delivery voltage, allowable variation and metering voltage of the alternating current, sixty cycles.
Clause 4: charge
The Contractor's Rate Schedule(s), attached and made part of the contract. Any minimum charge is equitably prorated for the periods in which the contract starts or ends.
Clauses 5 and 6: term and special terms
The term in years, the date by which delivery should begin, one-year extensions by written notice, and any attached Special Terms and Conditions.
Execution blocks
Contractor and Government signature blocks with dates, the invoice mailing address, and accounting and appropriation data.
Back: terms and conditions
Clauses on invoices, payment of services, damage and injury, and access to the service location, including rights of way and easements.
How to complete GSA Form 1683
- 1
Enter the contracting number
The CONTRACTING NUMBER block sits at the top right of the first page.
- 2
Describe the service
Fill in the KVA and Service Location in clause 1, the point of delivery in clause 2, and the phase, voltages and allowable variation in clause 3.
- 3
Name the rate schedule
Enter the Contractor's Rate Schedule(s) in clause 4. The form says a copy is attached and made a part of the contract.
- 4
Set the term
In clause 5, enter the number of years and the day, month and year by which the Contractor should begin delivering electricity.
- 5
List special terms
In clause 6, identify any attached Special Terms and Conditions. The form says, if none, so specify.
- 6
Sign for both parties
The contractor's authorized person and the Government's contracting officer each sign and date their execution block. Add the invoice address and accounting data.
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Terms the form prints
Invoices
The back says invoices are prepared and submitted in duplicate unless otherwise specified by the Government, with meter readings at the beginning and end of the billing period, meter constants and consumption.
Payment
Bills are paid without penalty or interest and not in advance of services rendered. The form says the Government uses due diligence to pay bills within thirty (30) days of receiving them.
Term and extensions
The Government may extend the term for additional periods of one year each by written notice not later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the current period. The overall term shall not exceed a period of ten (10) years.
Damage, injury and access
The form says the Government is in no event liable for damage or injury from the Contractor's facilities or actions. It grants the Contractor a revocable permit to enter the Service Location, and the Contractor obtains rights of way and easements at its expense.
Authority and notices
The form says it is executed pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. GSA's page lists no authority, and the PDF prints no Privacy Act notice or OMB number.
Pages
Two pages: the contract face and the terms and conditions on the back. GSA Forms 1684 and 1685, which the form names, are not part of this PDF.
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Who uses GSA Form 1683?
The execution blocks on the front name the two parties to the contract.
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Questions about Form GSA1683
Who issues GSA Form 1683?
The form is printed as a General Services Administration form, Rev. 4/1961, and GSA hosts it in its forms library. The Government signs as the United States of America acting through the Administration of General Services.
What other documents are part of the contract?
The form says the contract is subject to the terms on its face and back, any continuation pages, Technical Provisions (GSA FORM 1684), Supplemental Provisions (GSA FORM 1685) and the Contractor's attached Rate Schedule(s).
How long does the contract last?
Clause 5 sets a term in years from when the Contractor makes electricity available and the Government is ready to receive it. The Government may extend it one year at a time, and the form says the overall term shall not exceed a period of ten (10) years.
How is the contractor paid?
Under the Contractor's Rate Schedule(s) named in clause 4. Invoices go to the address in the invoice block, in duplicate unless otherwise specified, and payments are not made in advance of services rendered.
Who signs GSA Form 1683?
A person authorized by the contractor, with a title, and for the Government a person whose title line reads CONTRACTING OFFICER. Each side dates its execution block.