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Change Number: 2024-0304
Effective Date: 03/04/2024

Subpart 5149.1 - General Principles

Subpart 5149.1 - General Principles

5149.101 Authorities and responsibilities.

(b)(i) Contracting officers should exercise the authority to terminate a contract for convenience of the Government only after full coordination with senior officials of the activity which requested establishment of the contract.

5149.101-90 Contracts resulting from military interdepartmental purchase requests.

Terminate contracts resulting from military interdepartmental purchase requests in accordance with DFARS 208.7004, DFARS PGI 208.7004-6 and 208.7004-7.

5149.102 Notice of termination.

The contracting officer shall notify the cognizant suspension and debarment official of all decisions to terminate a contractor for default. Send the notification to the suspension and debarment official in accordance with 5109.403. Include a copy of the contracting officer’s notice of termination for default or cause to the contractor in accordance with FAR 49.102(a).

5149.107 Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements.

(a) Within five calendar days after receipt from the contractor, send electronically all settlement proposals to the responsible audit office. Include inventory and accounting information and related documents.