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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 42: Contract Administration and Audit Services › Subpart 42.11

FAR 42.1103 Policy.

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 states that the contractor is responsible for performing the contract on time. The Government will monitor the contractor's performance as needed to protect its interests, and when the contracting office keeps the contract for administration, the administering contracting officer decides how much surveillance is needed.

Applies to: Contractors performing Government contracts and the contracting officers who administer them

What it requires

  • Perform the contract in a timely manner

Key terms: contract performance · surveillance · contracting office · contract administration · contracting officer

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

The text

The contractor is responsible for timely contract performance. The Government will maintain surveillance of contractor performance as necessary to protect its interests. When the contracting office retains a contract for administration, the contracting officer administering the contract shall determine the extent of surveillance.

← 42.1102 Applicability. · 42.1104 Surveillance requirements. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 42

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

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