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89 sections with “Default clause”: the first 40

  • FAR 49.402-2 Effect of termination for default.
    (a) Under a termination for default, the Government is not liable for the contractor's costs on undelivered work and is entitled to the repayment of advance and progress payments, if any, applicable to that work. The Government may elect, u…
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    (a) When a default termination is being considered, the Government shall decide which type of termination action to take (i.e., default, convenience, or no-cost cancellation) only after review by contracting and technical personnel, and by …
  • DFARS 252.237-7007 Termination for default.
    As prescribed in 237.7003(a) and (a)(5), use the following clause: Termination for Default (DEC 1991) (a) This clause supplements and is in addition to the Default clause of this contract. (b) The Contracting Officer may terminate this c…
  • FAR 49.403 Termination of cost-reimbursement contracts for default.
    (a) The right to terminate a cost-reimbursement contract for default is provided for in the Termination for Default or for Convenience of the Government clause at 52.249-6. A 10-day notice to the contractor before termination for default is…
  • FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service).
    As prescribed in 49.504(a)(1), insert the following clause: Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) (APR 1984) (a)(1) The Government may, subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) below, by written notice of default to the Contractor, terminate …
  • FAR 52.249-9 Default (Fixed-Price Research and Development).
    As prescribed in 49.504(b), insert the following clause: Default (Fixed-Price Research and Development) (APR 1984) (a)(1) The Government may, subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) below, by written Notice of Default to the Contractor, termina…
  • DFARS 252.217-7009 Default.
    As prescribed in 217.7104(a), use the following clause: Default (DEC 1991) (a) The Government may, subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this clause, by written notice of default to the Contractor, terminate the whole or any part …
  • FAR 49.401 General.
    (a) Termination for default is generally the exercise of the Government's contractual right to completely or partially terminate a contract because of the contractor's actual or anticipated failure to perform its contractual obligations. (…
  • FAR 49.402-6 Repurchase against contractor's account.
    …ng officer may repurchase a quantity in excess of the undelivered quantity terminated for default when the excess quantity is needed, but excess cost may not be charged against the defaulting contractor for more than the undelivered quantit…
  • FAR 49.607 Delinquency notices.
    …part 42.13 for stop-work orders.) (a) Cure notice. If a contract is to be terminated for default before the delivery date, a Cure Notice is required by the Default clause. Before using this notice, it must be ascertained that an amount of …
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …pporting documentation requested by the Contracting Officer. (h) Special terms regarding default. If this contract is terminated under the Default clause, (i) the Contractor shall, on demand, repay to the Government the amount of unliquida…
  • FAR 49.504 Termination of fixed-price contracts for default.
    …a)(1) Supplies and services. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service), in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expect…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    …formance of this contract for administration of this clause. (j) Special terms regarding default. If this contract is terminated under the Default clause, (1) the Contractor shall, on demand, repay to the Government the amount of unliquida…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …corporated herein by reference. (f) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence such as, …
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …cer determines that a termination is in the Government's interest; or (2) The Contractor defaults in performing this contract and fails to cure the default within 10 days (unless extended by the Contracting Officer) after receiving a notic…
  • FAR 52.249-10 Default (Fixed-Price Construction).
    As prescribed in 49.504(c)(1), insert the following clause: Default (Fixed-Price Construction) (APR 1984) (a) If the Contractor refuses or fails to prosecute the work or any separable part, with the diligence that will insure its completi…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …rning the property; (B) Repossess, demilitarize, and resell the property, and charge the defaulting Purchaser with all costs incurred by the Contractor. The Contractor shall deduct these costs from the purchase price and refund the balance…
  • FAR 22.1023 Termination for default.
    …elated to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute may be grounds for termination for default (see paragraph (k) of the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards).
  • FAR 49.402-1 The Government's right.
    Under contracts containing the Default clause at 52.249-8, the Government has the right, subject to the notice requirements of the clause, to terminate the contract completely or partially for default if the contractor fails to (a) make del…
  • FAR 52.249-14 Excusable Delays.
    …chedule” in the last sentence of the clause. Excusable Delays (APR 1984) (a) Except for defaults of subcontractors at any tier, the Contractor shall not be in default because of any failure to perform this contract under its terms if the …
  • DFARS 217.7104 Contract clauses.
    …17-7006, Title. (5) 252.217-7007, Payments. (6) 252.217-7008, Bonds. (7) 252.217-7009, Default. (8) 252.217-7010, Performance. (9) 252.217-7011, Access to Vessel. (10) 252.217-7012, Liability and Insurance. (11) 252.217-7013, Guarant…
  • DFARS 237.7003 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …mance and Delivery. (4) 252.237-7006, Subcontracting. (5) 252.237-7007, Termination for Default. (6) 252.237-7008, Group Interment. (7) 252.237-7009, Permits. (8) 252.237-7011, Preparation History. (b) Use the clause at FAR 52.245-1, …
  • DFARS 252.225-7040 Contractor Personnel Supporting U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States.
    …14522; (iii) Navy Criminal Investigative Service at http://www.ncis.navy.mil/Pages/publicdefault.aspx; (iv) Defense Criminal Investigative Service at http://www.dodig.mil/HOTLINE/index.html; (v) To any command of any supported military e…
  • FAR 26.505 Suspension of payments, termination of contract, and debarment and suspension actions.
    …agraph (d) of this section exists, the contracting officer may terminate the contract for default. (c) Upon initiating action under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, the contracting officer shall refer the case to the agency suspending…
  • FAR 49.402-7 Other damages.
    (a) If the contracting officer terminates a contract for default or follows a course of action instead of termination for default (see 49.402-4), the contracting officer promptly must assess and demand any liquidated damages to which the Go…
  • FAR 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.
    (a) Cost-reimbursement contracts—(1) General use. Insert the clause at 52.249-6, Termination (Cost-Reimbursement), in solicitations and contracts when a cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated, except contracts for research and developm…
  • FAR 52.208-5 Condition of Leased Vehicles.
    …e Contractor any excess costs occasioned thereby, or (b) terminate the contract under the Default clause of this contract. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    … the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract. (e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, and if the approved first article is not consumed or destroyed in tes…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    … the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract. (e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor— (1) May deliver the approved first article as a part…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … due to the defect in the item. (e) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence, such as …
  • FAR 52.216-2 Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies.
    … control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, within the meaning of the Default clause. (4) No modification increasing a contract unit price shall be executed under this paragraph (c) until the Contracting Officer verifie…
  • FAR 52.216-3 Economic Price Adjustment—Semistandard Supplies.
    … control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, within the meaning of the Default clause. (4) No modification increasing a contract unit price shall be executed under this paragraph (c) until the Contracting Officer verifie…
  • FAR 52.216-4 Economic Price Adjustment—Labor and Material.
    …d the Contractor's control and without its fault or negligence, within the meaning of the Default clause. (3) There shall be no adjustment for any change in rates of pay for labor (including fringe benefits) or unit prices for material whi…
  • FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.
    …year requirement. (b) Except for cancellation under this clause or termination under the Default clause, any reduction by the Contracting Officer in the requirements of this contract shall be considered a termination under the Termination …
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …ny evidence with respect to its insurance that the administering office may require. (k) Default. (1) If any of the following events occurs, the Government may, by written notice to the Contractor, withhold further withdrawals from the spe…
  • FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award.
    …l the stop-work order; or (2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract. (b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled…
  • FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order.
    …l the stop-work order; or (2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract. (b) If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    …rect the supplies and charge the cost to the Contractor or (2) terminate the contract for default. Unless the Contractor corrects or replaces the supplies within the delivery schedule, the Contracting Officer may require their delivery and …
  • FAR 52.247-16 Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight.
    …ncurred under this contract, shall be for the Contractor's account in accordance with the Default clause of the contract. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 252.216-7000 Economic Price Adjustment—Basic Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, or Copper Mill Products.
    … control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract. (4) The Contracting Officer shall not execute a modification incorporating an increase in a contract unit price unde…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.