DFARS 243.204-71 Certification of requests for equitable adjustment
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 243.204-71
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR 43.204 Administration
- Last amended
- 76 FR 76318 Effective Dec 7, 2011
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(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 -71(b) for an example.
(c) The certification required by 10 U.S.C. 3862(a), as implemented in the clause at 252.243-7002 , is different from the certification required by 41 U.S.C. 7103, Disputes. If the contractor has certified a request for equitable adjustment in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3862(a), and desires to convert the request to a claim under the Contract Disputes statute, the contractor shall certify the claim in accordance with FAR subpart 33.2.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment
- PGI 243.204 Administration
Quick answers
What is DFARS 243.204-71?
DFARS 243.204-71 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Certification of requests for equitable adjustment".
When was DFARS 243.204-71 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments" (76 FR 76318), published Dec 7, 2011 and effective Dec 7, 2011.
Are changes to DFARS 243.204-71 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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