[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR42.401]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 42_CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 42.4_Correspondence and Visits
 
Sec.  42.401  Contract correspondence.


    (a) The contracting officer (or other contracting agency personnel) 
normally shall (1) forward correspondence relating to assigned contract 
administration functions through the cognizant contract administration 
office (CAO) to the contractor and (2) provide a copy for the CAO's 
file. When urgency requires sending such correspondence directly to the 
contractor, a copy shall be sent concurrently to the CAO.
    (b) The CAO shall send the contracting office a copy of pertinent 
correspondence conducted between the CAO and the contractor.