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PART 1850
EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUBPART 1850.2 DELEGATION OF AND LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE OF

1850.202 Contract adjustment boards.

SUBPART 1850.3 CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS
1850.305 Processing cases.
1850.305-70 Submission of request to the Contract Adjustment Board.
1850.306 Disposition.
1850.306-70 Implementation of the Contract Adjustment Board's decision.

SUBPART 1850.4 RESIDUAL POWERS
1850.403 Special procedures for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks.
1850.403-1 Indemnification requests.
1850.403-170 Subcontractor indemnification requests.
1850.403-2 Action on indemnification requests.
1850.470 Lead NASA installation.

PART 1850

EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS

Subpart 1850.2--Delegation of and Limitations on Exercise of Authority

1850.202 Contract adjustment boards.
14 CFR part 1209, subpart 3, Contract Adjustment Board, establishes the Contract Adjustment Board (CAB) as the approving authority to consider and dispose of requests from NASA contractors for extraordinary contractual actions.

1850.305 Processing cases.

1850.305-70 Submission of request to the Contract Adjustment Board.

(c) Electronic submittal is preferred for unclassified material.

1850.306 Disposition.

1850.306-70 Implementation of the Contract Adjustment Board's decision.

1850.403 Special procedures for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks.

1850.403-1 Indemnification requests.

1850.403-170 Subcontractor indemnification requests.
Subcontractors shall submit requests for indemnification to the prime contractor and through higher tier subcontractor(s), as applicable. If the prime contractor agrees an indemnity clause should be flowed down to the subcontractor, the prime contractor shall forward its written request for subcontractor indemnification to the cognizant contracting officer for approval in accordance with FAR 50.403-1. The prime contractor's request shall provide information responsive to 1850.403-1, FAR 50.403-1, and FAR 50.403-2(a)(1), (2), (4), (5) and (7). The agreed upon definition of the unusually hazardous risk to be incorporated into the subcontract shall be the same as that incorporated in the prime contract.

1850.403-2 Action on indemnification requests.
(a) If recommending approval, the contracting officer shall forward the required information to the Associate Administrator for Procurement (Code HS), along with the following:
(i) For contracts of five years duration or longer, a determination, with supporting rationale, whether the indemnification approval and insurance coverage and premiums should be reviewed for adequacy and continued validity at points in time within the extended contract period.
(ii) A recommended Memorandum of Decision. In addition to the applicable requirements of FAR 50.306, the Memorandum of Decision shall contain the following:
(A) The specific definition of the unusually hazardous risk to which the contractor is exposed in the performance of the contract(s);
(B) A complete discussion of the contractor's financial protection program; and
(C) The extent to, and conditions under, which indemnification is being approved for subcontracts.

1850.470 Lead NASA installation.

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