[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: 48CFR50]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 50_EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 50.1_General
 
Sec.  50.102  Policy.

    (a) The authority conferred by the Act may not (1) be used in a 
manner that encourages carelessness and laxity on the part of persons 
engaged in the defense effort or (2) be relied upon when other adequate 
legal authority exists within the agency.
    (b) Actions authorized under the Act shall be accomplished as 
expeditiously as practicable, consistent with the care, restraint, and 
exercise of sound judgment appropriate to the use of such extraordinary 
authority.
    (c) Certain kinds of relief previously available only under the Act; 
e.g., recission or reformation for mutual mistake, are now available 
under the authority of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. In accordance 
with subparagraph (a)(2) above, part 33 must be followed in preference 
to part 50 for such relief. In case of doubt as to whether part 33 
applies, the contracting officer should seek legal advice.