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

FAR 52.249-7 Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer).

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 Government end a fixed-price architect-engineer contract, either for its own convenience or because the Contractor failed to meet its obligations. The Contracting Officer must give a written Notice of Termination, and the Contractor must stop affected work and hand over accumulated materials and information. Payment differs depending on the reason for termination.

Applies to: Fixed-price architect-engineer services contracts

What it requires

  • Immediately discontinue all services affected by the termination, unless the notice directs otherwise
  • Deliver to the Contracting Officer all data, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries, and other information and materials accumulated in performing the contract, whether completed or in process

Key terms: Notice of Termination · termination for convenience · equitable adjustment · anticipated profit · termination for failure to fulfill contract obligations

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

The text

As prescribed in 49.503(b), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services when a fixed-price contract is contemplated:

Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer) (APR 1984)

(a) The Government may terminate this contract in whole or, from time to time, in part, for the Government's convenience or because of the failure of the Contractor to fulfill the contract obligations. The Contracting Officer shall terminate by delivering to the Contractor a Notice of Termination specifying the nature, extent, and effective date of the termination. Upon receipt of the notice, the Contractor shall (1) immediately discontinue all services affected (unless the notice directs otherwise), and (2) deliver to the Contracting Officer all data, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries, and other information and materials accumulated in performing this contract, whether completed or in process.

(b) If the termination is for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price but shall allow no anticipated profit on unperformed services.

(c) If the termination is for failure of the Contractor to fulfill the contract obligations, the Government may complete the work by contract or otherwise and the Contractor shall be liable for any additional cost incurred by the Government.

(d) If, after termination for failure to fulfill contract obligations, it is determined that the Contractor had not failed, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the termination had been issued for the convenience of the Government.

(e) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.

Sections that refer to it

  • 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.

← 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement). · 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service). →

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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