FAR 18.127 Extraordinary contractual actions
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 18.127
- Type
- Section
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
subpart 50.1 prescribes policies and procedures for entering into, amending, or modifying contracts in order to facilitate the national defense under the extraordinary emergency authority granted by Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431-1434). This includes-
(a) Amending contracts without consideration (see 50.103-2(a));
(b) Correcting or mitigating mistakes in a contract (see 50.103-2(b)); and
(c) Formalizing informal commitments (See 50.103-2(c)).
Sections cited
- FAR Subpart 50.1 Extraordinary Contractual Actions
- FAR 50.103-2(a) Types of contract adjustment
Quick answers
What is FAR 18.127?
FAR 18.127 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Extraordinary contractual actions".
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