FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 43: Contract Modifications › Subpart 43.2

FAR 43.202 Authority to issue change orders.

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.

The text

Change orders shall be issued by the contracting officer except when authority is delegated to an administrative contracting officer (see 42.202(c)).

Sections it refers to

42.202 Assignment of contract administration.

← 43.201 General. · 43.203 Change order accounting procedures. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 43

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2025-08-07 · effective 2025-08-07

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