[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
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]