(Revised
November 9, 2005)
243.204 Administration.
243.204-70 Certification of requests for equitable adjustment.
243.205 Contract clauses.
243.205-70 Pricing of contract modifications.
243.205-71 Requests for equitable adjustment.
243.204
Administration.
Follow the procedures at PGI 243.204 (Pop-up Window or PGI Viewer Mode) for review and definitization of change orders.
243.204-70 Certification of requests for equitable adjustment.
(a) A request for equitable adjustment to contract terms that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold may not be paid unless the contractor certifies the request in accordance with the clause at 252.243-7002.
(b) To
determine if the dollar threshold for requiring certification is met, add
together the absolute value of each cost increase and each cost decrease. See PGI
243.204-70(b) for an example (Pop-up Window or PGI Viewer Mode) .
(c) The certification required by 10 U.S.C. 2410(a), as implemented in the clause at 252.243-7002, is different from the certification required by the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605(c)). If the contractor has certified a request for equitable adjustment in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2410(a), and desires to convert the request to a claim under the Contract Disputes Act, the contractor shall certify the claim in accordance with FAR Subpart 33.2.
243.205
Contract clauses.
243.205-70
Pricing of contract modifications.
Use the clause at 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications, in solicitations and contracts when anticipating and using a fixed price type contract.
243.205-71 Requests for
equitable adjustment.
Use the clause at 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment, in solicitations and contracts estimated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.