48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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4 sections with “mutual mistake”

  • FAR 14.407-4 Mistakes after award.
    …ce that a mistake in bid was made. In addition, it must be clear that the mistake was (1) mutual, or (2) if unilaterally made by the contractor, so apparent as to have charged the contracting officer with notice of the probability of the mi…
  • FAR 33.205 Relationship of the Disputes statute to Pub. L. 85-804.
    …lable only under Pub. L. 85-804; i.e., legal entitlement to rescission or reformation for mutual mistake, is now available within the authority of the contracting officer under the Disputes statute and the Disputes clause. In case of a ques…
  • FAR 50.101-2 Policy.
    …elief previously available only under Pub. L. 85-804; e.g., rescission or reformation for mutual mistake, are now available under the authority of 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. In accordance with paragraph (a)(2) of this subsecti…
  • FAR 50.103-2 Types of contract adjustment.
    … so obvious that it was or should have been apparent to the contracting officer. (iii) A mutual mistake as to a material fact. (2) Amending contracts to correct mistakes with the least possible delay normally will facilitate the national …

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.