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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 49: Termination of Contracts › Subpart 49.1

FAR 49.114 Unsettled contract changes.

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 explains how unsettled contract changes are handled when a contract is terminated. For a completely terminated contract, the termination contracting officer must get a list of all related unsettled changes and settle them as part of the final settlement. For a partially terminated contract, the contracting officer usually handles any outstanding unsettled changes, but may delegate that to the termination contracting officer.

Applies to: Termination contracting officers and contracting officers handling terminated contracts

What it requires

  • Before settling a completely terminated contract, obtain from the contracting office a list of all related unsettled contract changes
  • Settle all unsettled contract changes as part of final settlement after obtaining the contracting office's recommendations

Key terms: TCO · unsettled contract changes · final settlement · completely terminated contract · partially terminated

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The text

(a) Before settlement of a completely terminated contract, the TCO shall obtain from the contracting office a list of all related unsettled contract changes. The TCO shall settle, as part of final settlement, all unsettled contract changes after obtaining the recommendations of the contracting office concerning the changes.

(b) When the contract has been partially terminated, any outstanding unsettled contract changes will usually be handled by the contracting officer. However, the contracting officer may delegate this function to the TCO.

← 49.113 Cost principles. · 49.115 Settlement of terminated incentive contracts. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 49

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

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