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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 33: Protests, Disputes, and Appeals › Subpart 33.2

FAR 33.207 Contractor certification.

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 requires contractors to certify claims exceeding $100,000 when submitted to the government. The certification must state that the claim is made in good faith, the supporting data are accurate and complete, the amount requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment, and the certifier is authorized. It also clarifies that the certification requirement does not apply to issues not submitted as a claim, and that a defective certification can be corrected without losing jurisdiction.

Applies to: Contractors submitting claims exceeding $100,000

What it requires

  • Provide the certification specified in paragraph (c) when submitting any claim exceeding $100,000.
  • Ensure the certification states the required elements: good faith, accuracy and completeness of data, accurate amount, and authorized certifier.
  • Use the aggregate amount of increased and decreased costs to determine if the dollar threshold for certification is met.

Key terms: claim · certification · defective certification · agency BCA · jurisdiction

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The text

(a) Contractors shall provide the certification specified in paragraph (c) of this section when submitting any claim exceeding $100,000.

(b) The certification requirement does not apply to issues in controversy that have not been submitted as all or part of a claim.

(c) The certification shall state as follows:

I certify that the claim is made in good faith; that the supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief; that the amount requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the contractor believes the Government is liable; and that I am duly authorized to certify the claim on behalf of the contractor.

(d) The aggregate amount of both increased and decreased costs shall be used in determining when the dollar thresholds requiring certification are met (see example in 15.403-4(a)(1)(iii) regarding certified cost or pricing data).

(e) The certification may be executed by any person authorized to bind the contractor with respect to the claim.

(f) A defective certification shall not deprive a court or an agency BCA of jurisdiction over that claim. Prior to the entry of a final judgment by a court or a decision by an agency BCA, however, the court or agency BCA shall require a defective certification to be corrected.

Sections it refers to

  • 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Sections that refer to it

← 33.206 Initiation of a claim. · 33.208 Interest on claims. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 33

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

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