19 CAR § 1-501 – Initial term

(a) A contract may be entered into for up to a maximum period of a total of seven (7) years.
(b) It may be advantageous for agencies to have a contract expire annually unless renewed, however, they may opt to make the initial term of a contract extend for up to four (4) years before the first renewal.
(c) The aggregate number of years under a nonexempt contract remains seven (7) regardless of the length of the initial term of the contract.