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28 sections with “administrative settlement”

  • DFARS 227.7006 Investigation and administrative disposition of claims.
    An investigation and administrative determination (denial or settlement) of each claim shall be made in accordance with instructions and procedures established by each Department, subject to the following: (a) When the procurement responsi…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …nitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs. (2) Studies, analyses and evaluations, i.e., contracted services that provide…
  • FAR 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    … (1) Business units of a multidivisional corporation under the cognizance of a corporate administrative contracting officer (see subpart 42.6), with that officer responsible for the determination, assisted, as required, by the administrati…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …arial accrued liability represents the excess of the present value of future benefits and administrative expenses over the present value of future normal costs for all plan participants and beneficiaries. The excess of the actuarial accrued…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this subsection— Costs include, but are not limited to, administrative and clerical expenses; the costs of legal services, whether performed by in-house or private counsel; the costs of the services of accountan…
  • FAR 48.104-4 Sharing alternative—no-cost settlement method.
    …h one would be in the Government's best interest. Contracting officers should balance the administrative costs of negotiating a settlement against the anticipated savings. A no-cost settlement may be used if, in the contracting officer's ju…
  • FAR 49.111 Review of proposed settlements.
    Each agency shall establish procedures, when necessary, for the administrative review of proposed termination settlements. When one agency provides termination settlement services for another agency, the agency providing the services shall …
  • FAR 49.206-2 Bases for settlement proposals.
    …r manufacturing cost; (ii) Charges such as engineering costs, initial costs, and general administrative costs; (iii) Costs of settlements with subcontractors; (iv) Settlement expenses; and (v) Other proper charges. (2) An allowance for…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …re findings of fact and issue decisions under the Disputes clause on matters in which the administrative contracting officer (ACO) has the authority to take definitive action. (11) In connection with Cost Accounting Standards (see 48 CFR 3…
  • FAR 42.1304 Government delay of work.
    (a) The clause at 52.242-17, Government Delay of Work, provides for the administrative settlement of contractor claims that arise from delays and interruptions in the contract work caused by the acts, or failures to act, of the contracting …
  • FAR 43.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Administrative change means a unilateral (see 43.103(b)) contract change, in writing, that does not affect the substantive rights of the parties (e.g., a change in the paying office or the appropriation data). Effect…
  • DFARS 227.7004 Requirements for filing an administrative claim for patent infringement.
    (a) A patent infringement claim for compensation, asserted against the United States under any of the applicable statutes cited in 227.7002, must be actually communicated to and received by a Department, agency, organization, office, or fie…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …re than official responsibility, knowledge, perfunctory involvement, or involvement on an administrative or peripheral issue. Participation may be substantial even though it is not determinative of the outcome of a particular matter. A find…
  • FAR 31.110 Indirect cost rate certification and penalties on unallowable costs.
    …fication of the indirect cost rates proposed for final payment purposes. See 42.703-2 for administrative procedures regarding the certification provisions and the related contract clause prescription. (b) If unallowable costs are included …
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …hich the Government is a party. The Government may not be interpleaded in any judicial or administrative proceeding involving such a dispute. (j) Preservation of prime-subcontractor rights. Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this claus…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …ing, operations, maintenance, and logistics support. The term does not include the normal administrative costs of processing the VECP or any increase in this contract's cost or price resulting from negative instant contract savings. Instan…
  • DFARS 252.217-7028 Over and above work.
    …he Contractor which describes over and above work being proposed. (b) The Contractor and Administrative Contracting Officer shall mutually agree to procedures for Government administration and Contractor performance of over and above work …
  • FAR 4.804-1 Closeout by the office administering the contract.
    …ormed. Quick closeout procedures (see 42.708) should be used, when appropriate, to reduce administrative costs and to enable deobligation of excess funds. (c) A contract file shall not be closed if— (1) The contract is in litigation or un…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Administrative agreement means an agreement between an agency suspending and debarring official and the contractor used to resolve a suspension or debarment proceeding, or a potential suspension or debarment procee…
  • FAR 15.403-4 Requiring certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. chapter 271 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    …for which certified cost or pricing data would not otherwise be required are included for administrative convenience in the same modification. Negotiated final pricing actions (such as termination settlements and total final price agreement…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …ll consideration to the time reasonably required by Government officials to fulfill their administrative responsibilities under the contract. (b) Payment due dates. Except as prescribed in paragraphs (c) through (f) of this section, or as …
  • FAR 49.002 Applicability.
    …ts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, this part provides administrative guidance which may be followed unless it is inconsistent with the requirements and procedures in 12.403, Termination, and the clause at…
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    …) 90 percent of other allowable costs (including settlement expense and manufacturing and administrative indirect costs) allocable to the terminated portion of the contract and not included in subparagraphs (1), (2), or (3) above; and (5) …
  • FAR 49.601-2 Letter notice.
    …subcontractors to take similar actions to those described in subparagraph (1) above. (h) Administrative. The contract administration office named in the contract will identify the Contracting Officer who will be in charge of the settlement…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …irect expense rates, including pool, base, and calculated indirect rate. (B) General and Administrative expenses (final indirect cost pool). Schedule of claimed expenses by element of cost as identified in accounting records (Chart of Acco…
  • FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data—Special Works.
    …rm does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information. Unlimited rights means the rights of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare …
  • FAR 52.232-10 Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …uch as contract modifications issued pursuant to the Changes clause, or funding and other administrative changes. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 242.708 Quick-closeout procedure.
    (a) Defense Contract Management Agency administrative contracting officers are authorized to negotiate the settlement of direct and indirect costs for a specific contract, task order, or delivery order to be closed in advance of the determi…

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