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Federal Acquisition Regulation

Termination of Contracts

FAR 49

Scope of part (FAR 49.000) Scope of part. Definitions (FAR 49.001) Definitions. Applicability (FAR 49.002) Applicability. Subpart General Principles (FAR 49.1) - General Principles Scope of subpart (FAR 49.100) Scope of subpart. Authorities and responsibilities (FAR 49.101) Authorities and responsibilities. Notice of termination (FAR 49.102) Notice of termination. Methods of settlement (FAR 49.103) Methods of settlement. Duties of prime contractor after receipt of notice of termination (FAR 49.104) Duties of prime contractor after receipt of notice of termination. Duties of termination contracting officer after issuance of notice of termination (FAR 49.105) Duties of termination contracting officer after issuance of notice of termination. 49.105-1 Termination status reports. 49.105-2 Release of excess funds. 49.105-3 Termination case file. 49.105-4 Cleanup of construction site. Fraud or other criminal conduct (FAR 49.106) Fraud or other criminal conduct. Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements (FAR 49.107) Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements. Settlement of subcontract settlement proposals (FAR 49.108) Settlement of subcontract settlement proposals. 49.108-1 Subcontractor’s rights. 49.108-2 Prime contractor’s rights and obligations. 49.108-3 Settlement procedure. 49.108-4 Authorization for subcontract settlements without approval or ratification. 49.108-5 Recognition of judgments and arbitration awards. 49.108-6 Delay in settling subcontractor settlement proposals. 49.108-7 Government assistance in settling subcontracts. 49.108-8 Assignment of rights under subcontracts. Settlement agreements (FAR 49.109) Settlement agreements. 49.109-1 General. 49.109-2 Reservations. 49.109-3 Government property. 49.109-4 No-cost settlement. 49.109-5 Partial settlements. 49.109-6 Joint settlement of two or more settlement proposals. 49.109-7 Settlement by determination. Settlement negotiation memorandum (FAR 49.110) Settlement negotiation memorandum. Review of proposed settlements (FAR 49.111) Review of proposed settlements. Payment (FAR 49.112) Payment. 49.112-1 Partial payments. 49.112-2 Final payment. Cost principles (FAR 49.113) Cost principles. Unsettled contract changes (FAR 49.114) Unsettled contract changes. Settlement of terminated incentive contracts (FAR 49.115) Settlement of terminated incentive contracts. Subpart Additional Principles for Fixed-Price Contracts Terminated for Convenience (FAR 49.2) - Additional Principles for Fixed-Price Contracts Terminated for Convenience General (FAR 49.201) General. Profit (FAR 49.202) Profit. Adjustment for loss (FAR 49.203) Adjustment for loss. Deductions (FAR 49.204) Deductions. Completed end items (FAR 49.205) Completed end items. Settlement proposals (FAR 49.206) Settlement proposals. 49.206-1 Submission of settlement proposals. 49.206-2 Bases for settlement proposals. 49.206-3 Submission of inventory disposal schedules. Limitation on settlements (FAR 49.207) Limitation on settlements. Equitable adjustment after partial termination (FAR 49.208) Equitable adjustment after partial termination. Subpart Additional Principles for Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Terminated for Convenience (FAR 49.3) - Additional Principles for Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Terminated for Convenience General (FAR 49.301) General. Discontinuance of vouchers (FAR 49.302) Discontinuance of vouchers. Procedure after discontinuing vouchers (FAR 49.303) Procedure after discontinuing vouchers. 49.303-1 Submission of settlement proposal. 49.303-2 Submission of inventory disposal schedules. 49.303-3 Audit of settlement proposal. 49.303-4 Adjustment of indirect costs. 49.303-5 Final settlement. Procedure for partial termination (FAR 49.304) Procedure for partial termination. 49.304-1 General. 49.304-2 Submission of settlement proposal (fee only). 49.304-3 Submission of vouchers. Adjustment of fee (FAR 49.305) Adjustment of fee. 49.305-1 General. 49.305-2 Construction contracts. Subpart Termination for Default (FAR 49.4) - Termination for Default General (FAR 49.401) General. Termination of fixed-price contracts for default (FAR 49.402) Termination of fixed-price contracts for default. 49.402-1 The Government’s right. 49.402-2 Effect of termination for default. 49.402-3 Procedure for default. 49.402-4 Procedure in lieu of termination for default. 49.402-5 Memorandum by the contracting officer. 49.402-6 Repurchase against contractor’s account. 49.402-7 Other damages. 49.402-8 Reporting Information. Termination of cost-reimbursement contracts for default (FAR 49.403) Termination of cost-reimbursement contracts for default. Surety-takeover agreements (FAR 49.404) Surety-takeover agreements. Completion by another contractor (FAR 49.405) Completion by another contractor. Liquidation of liability (FAR 49.406) Liquidation of liability. Subpart Contract Termination Clauses (FAR 49.5) - Contract Termination Clauses General (FAR 49.501) General. Termination for convenience of the Government (FAR 49.502) Termination for convenience of the Government. Termination for convenience of the Government and default (FAR 49.503) Termination for convenience of the Government and default. Termination of fixed-price contracts for default (FAR 49.504) Termination of fixed-price contracts for default. Other termination clauses (FAR 49.505) Other termination clauses. Subpart Contract Termination Forms and Formats (FAR 49.6) - Contract Termination Forms and Formats Notice of termination for convenience (FAR 49.601) Notice of termination for convenience. 49.601-1 Electronic notice. 49.601-2 Letter notice. Forms for settlement of terminated contracts (FAR 49.602) Forms for settlement of terminated contracts. 49.602-1 Termination settlement proposal forms. 49.602-2 Inventory forms. 49.602-3 Schedule of accounting information. 49.602-4 Partial payments. 49.602-5 Settlement agreement. Formats for termination for convenience settlement agreements (FAR 49.603) Formats for termination for convenience settlement agreements. 49.603-1 Fixed price contracts-complete termination. 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts-partial termination. 49.603-3 Cost reimbursement contracts-complete termination, if settlement includes cost. 49.603-4 Cost-reimbursement contracts-complete termination, with settlement limited to fee. 49.603-5 Cost-reimbursement contracts-partial termination. 49.603-6 No-cost settlement agreement-complete termination. 49.603-7 No-cost settlement agreement-partial termination. 49.603-8 Fixed-price contracts-settlements with subcontractors only. 49.603-9 Settlement of reservations. Release of excess funds under terminated contracts (FAR 49.604) Release of excess funds under terminated contracts. Request to settle subcontractor settlement proposals (FAR 49.605) Request to settle subcontractor settlement proposals. Granting subcontract settlement authorization (FAR 49.606) Granting subcontract settlement authorization. Delinquency notices (FAR 49.607) Delinquency notices.

In this section

General PrinciplesFAR 49.1Additional Principles for Fixed-Price Contracts Terminated for ConvenienceFAR 49.2Additional Principles for Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Terminated for ConvenienceFAR 49.3Termination for DefaultFAR 49.4Contract Termination ClausesFAR 49.5Contract Termination Forms and FormatsFAR 49.6

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