48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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45 sections with “request for equitable adjustment”: the first 40

  • 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 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …e date of termination, unless extended in writing by the Contracting Officer upon written request of the Contractor within this 120-day period. (d) After expiration of the plant clearance period as defined in subpart 49.001 of the Federal …
  • DFARS 252.216-7003 Economic price adjustment—wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government.
    … material price(s), but only if the Contracting Officer receives the Contractor's written request for contract adjustment within 10 days of the change. If the Contractor's request is received later, the effective date shall be the date that…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …e date of termination, unless extended in writing by the Contracting Officer upon written request of the Contractor within this 120-day period. (d) After expiration of the plant clearance period as defined in subpart 49.001 of the Federal …
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    (a) Field pricing assistance. (1) The contracting officer should request field pricing assistance when the information available at the buying activity is inadequate to determine a fair and reasonable price. The contracting officer shall ta…
  • 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…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … 71, Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to this contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance w…
  • FAR 52.250-5 SAFETY Act—Equitable Adjustment.
    …ctor's SAFETY Act designation (or certification) application, the Contractor may submit a request for an equitable adjustment within 30 days of DHS's notification of denial. (2) The Contracting Officer shall either— (i) Make an equitable …
  • FAR 43.204 Administration.
    …ent to the contract. (5) When the contracting officer requires a field pricing review of requests for equitable adjustment, the contracting officer shall provide a list of any significant contract events which may aid in the analysis of th…
  • DFARS 252.217-7003 Changes.
    …ives notification of the change, the Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a request for price adjustment, together with a written estimate of the increased cost. (2) The Contracting Officer may grant an extension of this peri…
  • FAR 30.604 Processing changes to disclosed or established cost accounting practices.
    …tify the contractor in writing and— (i) For required or unilateral changes (except those requested to be determined desirable changes), request the contractor submit a general dollar magnitude (GDM) proposal by a specified date, unless the…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …s after the CFAO notifies the Contractor of the determination of noncompliance. (c) When requested by the CFAO, submit on or before a date specified by the CFAO— (1) A general dollar magnitude (GDM) proposal in accordance with paragraph (…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ated in the contract, 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 prop…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …e date of termination, unless extended in writing by the Contracting Officer upon written request of the Contractor within this 120-day period. (e) After expiration of the plant clearance period as defined in subpart 49.001 of the Federal …
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …—Contract Financing. (A) Use the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, as prescribed in 232.7004, to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4601. (B) Use the clause at 252.232-7006, Wide Area WorkFlow Paym…
  • DFARS 252.247-7002 Revision of prices.
    …the event of a retroactive wage adjustment, the Contractor or the Contracting Officer may request an equitable adjustment in the prices in this contract. (2) The Contractor shall request a price adjustment within 30 days of any retroactive…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    … of, or the curtailment of activities at, a United States facility in that country at the request of the government of that country; this does not apply if the closing of a facility or curtailment of activities is made pursuant to a status-…
  • FAR 46.407 Nonconforming supplies or services.
    …e and extent of the nonconformance or otherwise incomplete supplies or services; (iii) A request from the contractor for acceptance of the nonconforming or otherwise incomplete supplies or services (if feasible); (iv) A recommendation for…
  • FAR 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.
    … submitting the subcontractor's termination settlement proposal (e.g., 6 months), and for requesting an equitable price adjustment (e.g., 45 days). (2) Research and development. The prime contractor may find the clause at 52.249-5, Termina…
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    …he disapproval. (c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall repeat any or all first article tests. After each request for additional tests, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifi…
  • FAR 52.209-4 First Article Approval—Government Testing.
    …he disapproval. (c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or …
  • FAR 52.227-21 Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment—Major Systems.
    …ncluded in this contract. (c) Technical data revision. The Contractor also shall, at the request of the Contracting Officer, revise technical data that are subject to this clause to reflect engineering design changes made during the perfor…
  • DFARS 233.204-70 Limitations on payment.
    …ressionally directed payment of a claim under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71 (Contract Disputes), a request for equitable adjustment to contract terms, or a request for relief under Public Law 85-804.
  • DFARS 250.101-2-70 Limitations on payment.
    See 10 U.S.C. 3862 for limitations on Congressionally directed payment of a request for equitable adjustment to contract terms or a request for relief under Public Law 85-804.
  • DFARS 252.223-7002 Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives.
    …roposed subcontract represents a change in the place of performance, the Contractor shall request approval for such change in accordance with the clause of this contract entitled “Change in Place of Performance—Ammunition and Explosives”. …
  • DFARS 201.170 Peer reviews.
    …or USD(A&S) designates as requiring a peer review regardless of value. DoD components may request DPCAP-led peer reviews for acquisitions valued below the $1 billion threshold. DPCAP will conduct these reviews upon approval by the Director,…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …an FFRDC. The notice must indicate the scope and nature of the effort to be performed and request comments. Notice is not required where the action is required by law. (c) Special notices. Contracting officers may transmit to the GPE speci…
  • FAR 11.702 Construction contracts.
    …ll be made upon the demand of either the Government or the contractor. The contractor may request an extension of time if the quantity variation is such as to cause an increase in the time necessary for completion. The contracting officer m…
  • FAR 45.602-1 Inventory disposal schedules.
    …structions may entitle the contractor to an equitable adjustment. (c) The contractor may request the plant clearance officer's approval to remove the Government property from an inventory schedule. (1) Plant clearance officers should appr…
  • FAR 52.211-18 Variation in Estimated Quantity.
    … is such as to cause an increase in the time necessary for completion, the Contractor may request, in writing, an extension of time, to be received by the Contracting Officer within 10 days from the beginning of the delay, or within such fu…
  • FAR 52.236-2 Differing Site Conditions.
    …shall be made under this clause and the contract modified in writing accordingly. (c) No request by the Contractor for an equitable adjustment to the contract under this clause shall be allowed, unless the Contractor has given the written …
  • FAR 36.211 Distribution of advance notices and solicitations.
    …rooms for the benefit of prospective offerors, subcontractors, and material suppliers. If requested by such organizations, this may be done for all or a stated class of construction projects on an annual or semiannual basis. Contracting off…
  • FAR 49.104 Duties of prime contractor after receipt of notice of termination.
    …ppage of work; (d) Perform the continued portion of the contract and submit promptly any request for an equitable adjustment of price for the continued portion, supported by evidence of any increase in the cost, if the termination is parti…
  • FAR 52.204-2 Security Requirements.
    …uing performance of work under this contract has not been agreed upon, the Contractor may request the Contracting Officer to terminate the contract in whole or in part. The Contracting Officer shall terminate the contract in whole or in par…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …icer pursuant to a clause of this contract, including furnishing evidence and information requested pursuant to the Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement clause; (iv) The purchase and maintenance of additional i…
  • FAR 52.234-1 Industrial Resources Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act.
    …of Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2091-2093). (b) The Contractor shall refer any request from a Title III project contractor for testing and qualification of a Title III industrial resource to the Contracting Officer. (c) Upon the…
  • FAR 52.236-13 Accident Prevention.
    …he Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor orally, with written confirmation, and request immediate initiation of corrective action. This notice, when delivered to the Contractor or the Contractor's representative at the work site, …
  • FAR 52.241-6 Service Provisions.
    … has the right to have representation during the inspection and test. (2) At the written request of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall make additional tests of any or all such meters in the presence of Government representatives…

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