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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 233: Protests, Disputes, and Appeals › Subpart 233.2

DFARS 233.215 Contract clauses.

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 tells contracting officers when to use Alternate I of the Disputes clause at FAR 52.233-1. Alternate I requires continued performance during a dispute, so it matters to contractors because it limits their ability to stop work while a claim is pending. It applies to certain defense acquisitions and situations involving national security, public health and welfare, or a determination by the head of the contracting activity.

Applies to: DoD contracting officers awarding contracts for certain defense items or in specified circumstances

Key terms: Alternate I · FAR 52.233-1, Disputes · continued performance · national security · head of the contracting activity

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

The text

Use Alternate I of the clause at FAR 52.233-1, Disputes, when—

(1) The acquisition is for—

(i) Aircraft

(ii) Spacecraft and launch vehicles

(iii) Naval vessels

(iv) Missile systems

(v) Tracked combat vehicles

(vi) Related electronic systems;

(2) The contracting officer determines that continued performance is—

(i) Vital to the national security, or

(ii) Vital to the public health and welfare; or

(3) The head of the contracting activity determines that continued performance is necessary pending resolution of any claim that might arise under or be related to the contract.

Sections it refers to

← 233.210 Contracting officer's authority. · 233.215-70 Additional contract clause. →

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

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