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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 1: Federal Acquisition Regulations System › Subpart 1.6

FAR 1.603-4 Termination.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section explains how a contracting officer's appointment can be terminated. It requires termination by letter unless the Certificate of Appointment provides for automatic termination, and it states that terminations cannot be retroactive. This matters because it clarifies the process and limits when a termination takes effect.

Applies to: Contracting officer appointments

What it requires

  • Terminate a contracting officer appointment by letter unless the Certificate of Appointment contains other provisions for automatic termination
  • Do not make a termination operate retroactively

Key terms: Termination · Contracting officer · Certificate of Appointment · Automatic termination · Retroactively

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Termination of a contracting officer appointment will be by letter, unless the Certificate of Appointment contains other provisions for automatic termination. Terminations may be for reasons such as reassignment, termination of employment, or unsatisfactory performance. No termination shall operate retroactively.

← 1.603-3 Appointment. · 1.604 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). →

Rule changes for FAR Part 1

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.