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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 250: Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act › Subpart 250.1

DFARS 250.103-5 Processing cases.

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 activities and officials how to process requests that go to a contract adjustment board. It sets timelines for preparing and forwarding records and requires the board to issue a signed, dated decision that meets FAR 50.103-6 requirements. It matters because it controls how quickly and in what form a contractor's request moves through the review process.

Applies to: Contracting activities, responsible officers or officials, and contract adjustment boards handling these cases

What it requires

  • Prepare the record described at PGI 250.101-3(1)(i) at the time the request is filed
  • Forward that record to the appropriate official within 30 days after the close of the month in which it is prepared
  • Forward the documentation described at PGI 250.103-5 to the contract adjustment board through departmental channels
  • Ensure the board's memorandum of decision is signed by the Chair, dated, and contains the information required by FAR 50.103-6

Key terms: contract adjustment board · record · memorandum of decision · departmental channels · PGI

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

The text

(1) At the time the request is filed, the activity shall prepare the record described at PGI 250.101-3(1)(i) and forward it to the appropriate official within 30 days after the close of the month in which the record is prepared.

(2) The officer or official responsible for the case shall forward to the contract adjustment board, through departmental channels, the documentation described at PGI 250.103-5.

(3) Contract adjustment boards will render decisions as expeditiously as practicable. The Chair shall sign a memorandum of decision disposing of the case. The decision shall be dated and shall contain the information required by FAR 50.103-6. The memorandum of decision shall not contain any information classified “Confidential” or higher. The board's decision will be sent to the appropriate official for implementation.

Sections it refers to

← 250.103-3 Contract adjustment. · 250.103-6 Disposition. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 250

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

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