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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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97 sections with “contract termination clauses”: the first 40

  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.215-9, Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program, in solicitations and contracts when it is contemplated that a make-or- buy program wi…
  • FAR 16.203-4 Contract clauses.
    (a) Adjustment based on established prices—standard supplies. (1) The contracting officer shall, when contracting by negotiation, insert the clause at 52.216-2, Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies, or an agency-prescribed clause as …
  • FAR 16.406 Contract clauses.
    …nsert the clause at 52.216-16, Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract is contemplated. If the contract calls for supplies or services to be ordered under a pr…
  • FAR 16.506 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Insert the clause at 52.216-18, Ordering, in solicitations and contracts when a definite-quantity contract, a requirements contract, or an indefinite-quantity contract is contemplated. (b) Insert a clause substantially the same as the …
  • FAR 17.208 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ntially the same as the provision at 52.217-4, Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award, in solicitations when the solicitation includes an option clause, the contracting officer has determined that there is a reasonable li…
  • FAR 22.406-11 Contract terminations.
    If a contract or subcontract is terminated for violation of the labor standards clauses, the contracting agency shall submit a report to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division. The report shall include— (a) The number of the terminated …
  • FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    (a) Insert the following clauses in solicitations and contracts in excess of $2,000 for construction within the United States: (1) 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements. (2) 52.222-7, Withholding of Funds. (3) 52.222-8, Payrolls …
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a)(1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, in solicitations and contracts (except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section) if the contract is subject to the Service Contrac…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Insert a patent rights clause in all solicitations and contracts for experimental, developmental, or research work as prescribed in this section. (2) This section also applies to solicitations or contracts for construction work or a…
  • FAR 32.806 Contract clauses.
    (a)(1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.232-23, Assignment of Claims, in solicitations and contracts expected to exceed the micro-purchase threshold, unless the contract will prohibit the assignment of claims (see 32.80…
  • FAR 37.304 Contract clauses.
    (a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.237-4, Payment by Government to Contractor, in solicitations and contracts solely for dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements whenever the contracting officer determines …
  • FAR 41.501 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    … differences may influence the terms and conditions appropriate to a particular utility's contracting situation. To accommodate requirements that are peculiar to the contracting situation, this section prescribes provisions and clauses on a…
  • FAR 49.505 Other termination clauses.
    (a) Personal service contracts. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.249-12, Termination (Personal Services), in solicitations and contracts for personal services (see Part 37). (b) Excusable delays. The contracting office…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    [Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlements of fixed-price contracts completely terminated.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated ____________________…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    [Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlements of fixed-price contracts partially terminated.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Notice of Termination dated __________________. …
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    [Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlement of cost-reimbursement contracts that are completely terminated, if settlement includes costs.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Not…
  • FAR 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, with settlement limited to fee.
    [Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlement of cost-reimbursement contracts that are completely terminated, if settlement is limited to fee.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the amount of fee due under the contract, t…
  • FAR 52.222-12 Contract Termination—Debarment.
    As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Contract Termination—Debarment (MAY 2014) A breach of the contract clauses entitled Construction Wage Rate Requirements, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensati…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …7301. (f) The following additional provisions and clauses apply to DoD solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services. If the offeror has completed any of the fol…
  • DFARS 239.7411 Contract clauses.
    …n to other appropriate FAR and DFARS clauses, use the following clauses in solicitations, contracts, and basic agreements for telecommunications services. Modify the clauses only if necessary to meet the requirements of a governmental regul…
  • FAR 49.108-2 Prime contractor's rights and obligations.
    …tion for convenience clauses provide that after receipt of a termination notice the prime contractor shall, unless directed otherwise by the TCO, terminate all subcontracts to the extent that they relate to the performance of prime work ter…
  • DFARS 237.7003 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Use the following clauses in all mortuary service solicitations and contracts, except do not use the clauses at 252.237-7004, Area of Performance, in solicitations or contracts that include port of entry requirements: (1) 252.237-7003,…
  • DFARS 237.7303 Contract clauses.
    Contracts made directly with students are nonpersonal service contracts but shall include the clauses at FAR 52.232-3, Payments Under Personal Services Contracts, and FAR 52.249-12, Termination (Personal Services).
  • FAR 12.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …actices, and the relative volume of the Government's acquisitions in the specific market, contracting officers may, within the limitations of this subpart, and after conducting appropriate market research, tailor the provision at 52.212-1, …
  • FAR 12.403 Termination.
    (a) General. The clause at 52.212-4 permits the Government to terminate a contract for commercial products or commercial services either for the convenience of the Government or for cause. However, the paragraphs in 52.212-4 entitled “Termi…
  • FAR 13.302-5 Clauses.
    …302-3)) shall incorporate all clauses prescribed for the particular acquisition. (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.213-2, Invoices, in purchase orders that authorize advance payments (see 31 U.S.C. 3324(d)(2)) for s…
  • FAR 16.104 Factors in selecting contract types.
    There are many factors that the contracting officer should consider in selecting and negotiating the contract type. They include the following: (a) Price competition. Normally, effective price competition results in realistic pricing, and …
  • FAR 19.812 Contract administration.
    (a) The contracting officer shall assign contract administration functions, as required, based on the location of the 8(a) contractor (see Federal Directory of Contract Administration Services Components (available via the Internet athttps:…
  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    (a) Withholding from contract payments. If the contracting officer believes a violation exists (see 22.406-8), or upon request of the Department of Labor, the contracting officer must withhold from payments due the contractor an amount equa…
  • FAR 22.1023 Termination for default.
    As provided by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, any contractor failure to comply with the requirements of the contract clauses related to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute may be grounds for termination for default (…
  • FAR 27.304-2 Contracts placed by or for other Government agencies.
    …es otherwise: (a) When a Government agency requests another Government agency to award a contract on its behalf, the request should explain any special circumstances surrounding the contract and specify the patent rights clause to be used.…
  • FAR 32.112-1 Subcontractor assertions of nonpayment.
    … 2091 and 8105 of Pub. L. 103-355 (10 U.S.C. 4601 note prec.), upon the assertion by a subcontractor or supplier of a Federal contractor that the subcontractor or supplier has not been paid in accordance with the payment terms of the subcon…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    (a) The contracting officer normally delegates the following contract administration functions to a CAO. The contracting officer may retain any of these functions, except those in paragraphs (a)(5), (a)(9), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this sect…
  • FAR 43.103 Types of contract modifications.
    Contract modifications are of the following types: (a) Bilateral. A bilateral modification (supplemental agreement) is a contract modification that is signed by the contractor and the contracting officer. Bilateral modifications are used t…
  • FAR 49.108-8 Assignment of rights under subcontracts.
    …tion for convenience clauses in 52.249, except the short-form clauses, obligate the prime contractor to assign to the Government, as directed by the TCO, all rights, titles, and interest under any subcontract terminated because of terminati…
  • FAR 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.
    (a) Fixed-price contracts that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (short form)—(1) General use. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.249-1, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short …
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4), insert the following clause: Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the f…
  • FAR 52.216-5 Price Redetermination—Prospective.
    …n—Prospective (JAN 2022) (a) General. The unit prices and the total price stated in this contract shall be periodically redetermined in accordance with this clause, except that (1) the prices for supplies delivered and services performed b…
  • FAR 52.216-6 Price Redetermination—Retroactive.
    …on—Retroactive (JAN 2022) (a) General. The unit price and the total price stated in this contract shall be redetermined in accordance with this clause, but in no event shall the total amount paid under this contract exceed __ [insert dolla…
  • FAR 52.216-25 Contract Definitization.
    As prescribed in 16.603-4(b)(3), insert the following clause: Contract Definitization (OCT 2010) (a) A ____ [insert specific type of contract] definitive contract is contemplated. The Contractor agrees to begin promptly negotiating with t…

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