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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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35 sections with “Disputes statute”

  • FAR 33.205 Relationship of the Disputes statute to Pub. L. 85-804.
    … Requests for relief under Pub. L. 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435) are not claims within the Disputes statute or the Disputes clause at 52.233-1, Disputes, and shall be processed under Subpart 50.1, Extraordinary Contractual Actions. However, …
  • FAR 33.202 Disputes.
    41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Disputes, establishes procedures and requirements for asserting and resolving claims subject to the Disputes statute. In addition, the Disputes statute provides for— (a) the payment of interest on contractor claims; (b…
  • FAR 33.203 Applicability.
    …iary body of that organization, if the agency head determines that the application of the Disputes statute to the contract would not be in the public interest. (c) This part applies to all disputes with respect to contracting officer decis…
  • DFARS 252.227-7037 Validation of Asserted Restrictions on Technical Data.
    …n response shall be considered a claim within the meaning of the 41 U.S.C. 7101, Contract Disputes, and shall be certified in the form prescribed at 33.207 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, regardless of dollar amount. (4) A Contracto…
  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    …olation cases, the contracting officer shall inform the contractor of the following: (1) Disputes concerning the labor standards requirements of the contract are handled under the contract clause at 52.222-14, Disputes Concerning Labor Sta…
  • FAR 33.213 Obligation to continue performance.
    (a) In general, before passage of the Disputes statute, the obligation to continue performance applied only to claims arising under a contract. However, the Disputes statute, at 41 U.S.C. 7103(g), authorizes agencies to require a contractor…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …nd conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties. (d) Disputes. This contract is subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any reque…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …edecessor collective bargaining agreement applicable by virtue of 41 U.S.C. 6707(c). (t) Disputes Concerning Labor Standards. The U.S. Department of Labor has set forth in 29 CFR parts 4, 6, and 8 procedures for resolving disputes concerni…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …tractor, sufficient to pay workers the full amount of wages required by this clause. (h) Disputes. Department of Labor has set forth in 29 CFR 23.510, Disputes concerning contractor compliance, the procedures for resolving disputes concern…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    … customarily used for notices to employees about terms and conditions of employment. (l) Disputes concerning labor standards. Disputes related to the application of E.O. 13706 to this contract shall not be subject to the general disputes c…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …s after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, li…
  • DFARS 243.204-71 Certification of requests for equitable adjustment.
    …e clause at 252.243-7002, is different from the certification required by 41 U.S.C. 7103, Disputes. If the contractor has certified a request for equitable adjustment in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3862(a), and desires to convert the request …
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …S) in the event of a— (1) Contracting officer's decision in accordance with the Contract Disputes statute; (2) Board of Contract Appeals decision; or (3) Court decision. (e) If both the contractor and subcontractor submitted, and the co…
  • FAR 27.304-4 Appeals.
    …tions described in paragraph (a) of this section are subject to appeal under the Contract Disputes statute, the procedures under that statute will satisfy the requirements of paragraph (b).
  • FAR 33.208 Interest on claims.
    …aims shall be paid at the rate, fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in the Disputes statute, which is applicable to the period during which the contracting officer receives the claim and then at the rate applicable for each 6…
  • FAR 33.210 Contracting officer's authority.
    …s, to decide or resolve all claims arising under or relating to a contract subject to the Disputes statute. In accordance with agency policies and 33.214, contracting officers are authorized to use ADR procedures to resolve claims. The auth…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    … that nothing in this paragraph is intended to confer any jurisdiction under the Contract Disputes statute in connection with proceedings under paragraph (h) of this clause. (End of clause) Alternate I (JUN 1989). As prescribed in 27.303(…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …ever, nothing in this paragraph is intended to confer any jurisdiction under the Contract Disputes statute in connection with proceedings under paragraph (h) of this clause. (End of clause) Alternate I (DEC 2007). As prescribed in 227.303…
  • FAR 28.102-1 General.
    …ow agreement shall establish the terms of payment under the contract and of resolution of disputes among the parties. The Government makes payments to the contractor's escrow account, and the escrow agent distributes the payments in accorda…
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    …ement; and (2) The Contractor shall make available records relating to appeals under the Disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract until such appeals, litigation, or claims are …
  • FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.
    …ns; (4) Set forth effective, prompt, and mutually binding procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during the term of the project labor agreement; (5) Provide other mechanisms for labor-management cooperation on matters of mutual i…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …e payment of money exceeding $100,000 is not a claim under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes, until certified as required by the statute. A voucher, invoice, or other routine request for payment that is not in dispute when submitted i…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …s section is a claim by the Government for the purposes of 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. (e) Authorizes contracting officers to order that sums withheld under paragraph (d)(2) of this section be paid to the contracting agency, o…
  • FAR 3.705 Procedures.
    …transferred therefor, is not a claim within the meaning of 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes, or part 33. Therefore, the procedures required by the statute and the FAR for the issuance of a final contracting officer decision are not a…
  • FAR 8.602 Policy.
    …7; and (2) Shall not be subject to the procedures in paragraph (a) of this section. (d) Disputes regarding price, quality, character, or suitability of supplies produced by FPI, except for determinations under paragraph (a)(1) of this sec…
  • FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …pliance with Construction Wage Rate Requirements and Related Regulations. (9) 52.222-14, Disputes Concerning Labor Standards. (10) 52.222-15, Certification of Eligibility. (b) Insert the clause at 52.222-16, Approval of Wage Rates, in so…
  • FAR 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements.
    …ns; (4) Set forth effective, prompt, and mutually binding procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during the term of the project labor agreement; (5) Provide other mechanisms for labor-management cooperation on matters of mutual i…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    … (v) 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013). (vi) 52.233-1, Disputes (MAY 2014). (vii) 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (OCT 2025). (viii) 52.253-1, Computer Generated Fo…
  • FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement.
    …ns; (4) Set forth effective, prompt, and mutually binding procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during the term of the project labor agreement; (5) Provide other mechanisms for labor-management cooperation on matters of mutual i…
  • FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation.
    …ption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax is a tax matter, not…
  • FAR 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements.
    …ption claimed and self-certified on the IRS Form W-14 is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes regarding the imposition and collection of the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax are adjudicated by the IRS as the 26 U.S.C. 5000C tax is a tax matter, not…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …termined under this clause. (j) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the Disputes clause, from any determination made by the Contracting Officer under paragraph (e), (g), or (l) of this clause, except that if the Contractor…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …termined under this clause. (j) The Contractor shall have the right of appeal, under the Disputes clause, from any determination made by the Contracting Officer under paragraph (e), (g), or (l) of this clause, except that if the Contractor…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …810, use the appropriate clause from FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. 10. FAR 52.233-1, Disputes. 11. Assignment of Claims. Insert the following clause: Assignment of Claims No claim under this agreement shall be assigned. 12. FAR 52.…
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    …ty by the Contracting Officer will constitute questions of fact within the meaning of the Disputes clause of this contract. (c) The general liability and responsibility of the Contractor under this clause are subject only to the following …

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