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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form).

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 clause lets the Contracting Officer terminate the contract, in whole or in part, by written notice when it is in the Government's interest. If that happens, the Government only owes payment for services rendered before the termination takes effect, under the contract's payment terms. It matters because it limits what a contractor can recover to work already performed.

Applies to: Fixed-price service contracts where the contractor will not incur substantial preparation or performance charges

Key terms: Termination for Convenience · Contracting Officer · written notice · effective date of termination · services rendered

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

The text

As prescribed in 49.502(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for services, regardless of value, when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the Contracting Officer determines that because of the kind of services required, the successful offeror will not incur substantial charges in preparation for and in carrying out the contract, and would, if terminated for the convenience of the Government, limit termination settlement charges to services rendered before the date of termination:

Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form) (APR 1984)

The Contracting Officer, by written notice, may terminate this contract, in whole or in part, when it is in the Government's interest. If this contract is terminated, the Government shall be liable only for payment under the payment provisions of this contract for services rendered before the effective date of termination.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.

Sections that refer to it

  • 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.

← 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements). · 52.249-5 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Educational and Other Nonprofit Institutions). →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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