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91 sections with “Equitable adjustment”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.250-5 SAFETY Act—Equitable Adjustment.
    As prescribed in 50.206(d), insert the following clause: Safety Act—Equitable Adjustment (FEB 2009) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Act of terrorism means any act determined to have met the following requirements or such other r…
  • FAR 49.208 Equitable adjustment after partial termination.
    Under the termination clause, after partial termination, a contractor may request an equitable adjustment in the price or prices of the continued portion of a fixed-price contract. The TCO shall forward the proposal to the contracting offic…
  • DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment.
    As prescribed in 243.205-71, use the following clause: Requests for Equitable Adjustment (DEC 2022) (a) The amount of any request for equitable adjustment to contract terms shall accurately reflect the contract adjustment for which the Co…
  • DFARS 243.204-71 Certification of requests for equitable adjustment.
    (a) A request for equitable adjustment to contract terms that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold may not be paid unless the contract certifies the request in accordance with the clause at 252.243-7002. (b) To determine if the dol…
  • DFARS 243.205-71 Requests for equitable adjustment.
    Use the clause at 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that a…
  • FAR 43.204 Administration.
    …ire two documents: the change order and a supplemental agreement reflecting the resulting equitable adjustment in contract terms. If an equitable adjustment in the contract price or delivery terms or both can be agreed upon in advance, only…
  • FAR 52.243-7 Notification of Changes.
    … (5) The particular elements of contract performance for which the Contractor may seek an equitable adjustment under this clause, including— (i) What line items have been or may be affected by the alleged change; (ii) What labor or materi…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … the Contracting Officer shall, upon the Contractor's timely written request, consider an equitable adjustment to the contract. (ii) In the event property is received by the Contractor, or for Government-furnished property after receipt an…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    … of this clause; or (ii) Retain such supplies and reduce the contract price by an amount equitable under the circumstances. (3)(i) If the contract provides for inspection of supplies by sampling procedures, conformance of supplies or comp…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …credited to the Government. (l) The Contractor and Contracting Officer must agree to any equitable adjustment in fee for the continued portion of the contract when there is a partial termination. The Contracting Officer shall amend the con…
  • FAR 30.603-1 Required changes.
    …ost accounting practice would be required. (b) CFAO responsibilities. Prior to making an equitable adjustment under the applicable paragraph(s) that address a required change at 52.230-2, Cost Accounting Standards; 52.230-3, Disclosure and…
  • FAR 52.215-18 Reversion or Adjustment of Plans for Postretirement Benefits (PRB) Other Than Pensions.
    … otherwise, the Contractor shall make a refund or give a credit to the Government for its equitable share as required by 31.205-6(o)(5) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). When determining or agreeing on the method for recovery of …
  • FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award.
    …n in the protest, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if— (1) The st…
  • FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order.
    … thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if— (1) The st…
  • FAR 52.243-4 Changes.
    …ng Officer shall be treated as a change under this clause or entitle the Contractor to an equitable adjustment. (d) If any change under this clause causes an increase or decrease in the Contractor's cost of, or the time required for, the p…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …hat if the Contractor failed to submit the termination settlement proposal or request for equitable adjustment within the time provided in paragraph (e) or (l), respectively, and failed to request a time extension, there is no right of appe…
  • DFARS 252.216-7003 Economic price adjustment—wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government.
    …e government named in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price and shall modify the contract to the extent that the Contractor's actual costs of performing this contract …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …ich the indemnification payment is allocable to Government work. If a beneficial or other equitable relationship exists, the Government will participate, despite the requirements of 31.205-19(c)(3) and (d)(3), in the indemnification payment…
  • FAR 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    …19. The notice shall include certain information regarding the agency's definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. This information includes: (1) A description of agency policies or procedures, …
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …(i) Normally, a warranty shall provide as a minimum that the Government may (A) obtain an equitable adjustment of the contract, or (B) direct the contractor to repair or replace the defective items at the contractor's expense. (ii) If it i…
  • FAR 52.215-15 Pension adjustments and asset reversions.
    …all, at the Government's option, make a refund or give a credit to the Government for its equitable share of the gross amount withdrawn. The Government's equitable share shall reflect the Government's participation in pension costs through …
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …ance related to the submission and settlement of final indirect cost rate proposals. (d) Equitable adjustments. When the work under this contract is increased or decreased by a modification to this contract or when any equitable adjustment…
  • FAR 52.230-5 Cost Accounting Standards—Educational Institution.
    …ively from the date of applicability to such contract or subcontract. (4)(i) Agree to an equitable adjustment as provided in the Changes clause of this contract if the contract cost is affected by a change which, pursuant to subparagraph (…
  • FAR 52.236-2 Differing Site Conditions.
    …of the work under this contract, whether or not changed as a result of the conditions, an equitable adjustment shall be made under this clause and the contract modified in writing accordingly. (c) No request by the Contractor for an equita…
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    … or replace under paragraph (b)(3) of this clause, the Government shall be entitled to an equitable reduction in the contract price. (3) The Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor in writing of any breach of the warranty in paragr…
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …e of the affected supplies or services in accordance with the revised requirement, and an equitable reduction in the contract price shall promptly be negotiated by the parties and be reflected in a supplemental agreement to this contract. …
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …nation is partial, the Contractor may file a proposal with the Contracting Officer for an equitable adjustment of the price(s) of the continued portion of the contract. The Contracting Officer shall make any equitable adjustment agreed upon…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …e further actions required under the contract. (5) The contracting officer shall make an equitable adjustment for expenditures made in performing the obligations under paragraph (h) of the clause at 252.228-7001. (j) Contracting officer d…
  • DFARS 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government's obligation.
    … the performance of the work under this contract and if additional funds are allotted, an equitable adjustment will be made in the price or prices (including appropriate target, billing, and ceiling prices where applicable) of the item(s), …
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    … any bundled requirement (see 7.107-5(b)). (h) Notice regarding timely definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. When the contracting officer anticipates award of a contract to a small business…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …h (c) of this section, the contracting officer must modify the contract to provide for an equitable price reduction or other consideration. In the case of conditional acceptance, amounts withheld from payments generally should be at least s…
  • FAR 52.211-18 Variation in Estimated Quantity.
    …he unit-priced item varies more than 15 percent above or below the estimated quantity, an equitable adjustment in the contract price shall be made upon demand of either party. The equitable adjustment shall be based upon any increase or dec…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its postaccepta…
  • FAR 52.216-16 Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.
    …tion shall be resolved in accordance with other applicable clauses of this contract. (k) Equitable adjustment under other clauses. If an equitable adjustment in the contract price is made under any other clause of this contract before the …
  • FAR 52.216-17 Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
    …tion shall be resolved in accordance with other applicable clauses of this contract. (m) Equitable adjustments under other clauses. If an equitable adjustment in the contract price is made under any other clause of this contract before the…
  • FAR 52.230-2 Cost Accounting Standards.
    …ively from the date of applicability to such contract or subcontract. (4)(i) Agree to an equitable adjustment as provided in the Changes clause of this contract if the contract cost is affected by a change which, pursuant to subparagraph (…
  • FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed-Price.
    …this contract, whether or not changed by the order, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the contract price, the delivery schedule, or both, and shall modify the contract. (c) The Contractor must assert its right t…
  • FAR 52.243-5 Changes and Changed Conditions.
    … cost of, or time required for performing the work, the Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment (see paragraph (d)) upon submittal of a proposal for adjustment (hereafter referred to as proposal) by the Contractor before fina…
  • FAR 52.246-20 Warranty of Services.
    …es and charge to the Contractor the cost occasioned to the Government thereby, or make an equitable adjustment in the contract price. (d) If the Government does not require correction or reperformance, the Contracting Officer shall make an…
  • DFARS 252.217-7000 Exercise of option to fulfill foreign military sales commitments.
    …sed, the Government shall identify the foreign country for the purpose of negotiating any equitable adjustment attributable to foreign military sales. Failure to agree on an equitable adjustment shall be treated as a dispute under the Dispu…

FAR (chapter 1)

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