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

FAR 33.209 Suspected fraudulent claims.

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 the contracting officer to refer a matter to the agency's fraud investigation official if the contractor cannot support part of a claim and there is evidence that the inability is due to misrepresentation or fraud. It matters because it can lead to a fraud investigation when a claim lacks support and fraud is suspected.

Applies to: Contractors who submit claims that they cannot fully support.

Key terms: claim · misrepresentation of fact · fraud · contracting officer · agency official responsible for investigating fraud

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

The text

If the contractor is unable to support any part of the claim and there is evidence that the inability is attributable to misrepresentation of fact or to fraud on the part of the contractor, the contracting officer shall refer the matter to the agency official responsible for investigating fraud.

← 33.208 Interest on claims. · 33.210 Contracting officer's authority. →

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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