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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 42: Contract Administration and Audit Services › Subpart 42.13

FAR 42.1302 Suspension of work.

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 allows the contracting officer to suspend work on construction or architect-engineer contracts for a reasonable period. If the suspension is unreasonable, the contractor can submit a written claim for increased performance costs, but not profit.

Applies to: Construction or architect-engineer contracts

What it requires

  • Submit a written claim for increased costs if the suspension is unreasonable

Key terms: suspension of work · contracting officer · construction contract · architect-engineer contract · written claim

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The text

A suspension of work under a construction or architect-engineer contract may be ordered by the contracting officer for a reasonable period of time. If the suspension is unreasonable, the contractor may submit a written claim for increases in the cost of performance, excluding profit.

← 42.1301 General. · 42.1303 Stop-work orders. →

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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