FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 49: Termination of Contracts › Subpart 49.6
FAR 49.603 Formats for termination for convenience settlement agreements.
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 says that termination for convenience settlement agreements should substantially follow the formats shown in this section. Termination contracting officers may modify the contents of these agreements to conform with special termination clauses prescribed or authorized by their agencies.
Applies to: Termination contracting officers (TCOs) preparing termination for convenience settlement agreements
What it requires
- Use the formats substantially as shown in this section for termination for convenience settlement agreements
Key terms: termination for convenience settlement agreements · termination contracting officers (TCOs) · special termination clauses
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The text
The formats to be used for termination for convenience settlement agreements should be substantially as shown in this section (see 49.109). Termination contracting officers (TCO's) may, however, modify the contents of these agreements to conform with special termination clauses prescribed or authorized by their agencies (e.g., see 49.501 and 49.505(c)).
← 49.602-5 Settlement agreement. · 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 49
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 3 and 49 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.