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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 18: Emergency Acquisitions › Subpart 18.1

FAR 18.127 Extraordinary contractual actions.

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 points to Subpart 50.1, which sets out policies and procedures for entering into, amending, or modifying contracts to facilitate national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority of Public Law 85-804. It matters to contractors because it identifies the kinds of contract actions that can be handled under that authority, including amending contracts without consideration, correcting or mitigating mistakes, and formalizing informal commitments.

Applies to: Contracts and contract actions under the national defense extraordinary emergency authority

Key terms: extraordinary emergency authority · Public Law 85-804 · amending contracts without consideration · correcting or mitigating mistakes · formalizing informal commitments

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

The text

Subpart 50.1 prescribes policies and procedures for entering into, amending, or modifying contracts in order to facilitate the national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority granted by Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431-1434). This includes—

(a) Amending contracts without consideration (see 50.103-2(a));

(b) Correcting or mitigating mistakes in a contract (see 50.103-2(b)); and

(c) Formalizing informal commitments (See 50.103-2(c)).

Sections it refers to

← 18.126 Contractor rent-free use of Government property. · 18.201 Contingency operation. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 18

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

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