[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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 50.3_Contract Adjustments

 

50.305  Processing cases.



    (a) In response to a contractor request made in accordance with 

50.303-1, the contracting officer or an authorized representative shall 

make a thorough investigation to establish the facts necessary to decide 

a given case. Facts and evidence, including signed statements of 

material facts within the knowledge of individuals when documentary 

evidence is lacking, and audits if considered necessary to establish 

financial or cost facts, shall be obtained from contractor and 

Government personnel.

    (b) When a case involves matters of interest to more than one 

Government agency, the interested agencies should maintain liaison with 

each other to determine whether joint action should be taken.

    (c) When additional funds are required from another agency, the 

contracting agency may not approve adjustment requests before receiving 

advice that the funds will be available. The request for this advice 

shall give the contractor's name, the contract number, the amount of 

proposed relief, a brief description of the contract, and the accounting 

classification or fund citation. If the other agency makes additional 

funds available, the agency considering the adjustment request shall be 

solely responsible for any action taken on the request.

    (d) When essentiality to the national defense is an issue (50.302-

1(a)), agencies considering requests for amendment without consideration 

involving another agency shall obtain advice on the issue from the other 

agency before making the final decision. When this advice is received, 

the agency considering the request for amendment without consideration 

shall be responsible for taking whatever action is appropriate.



[48 FR 42471, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 48230, Sept. 18, 1995]