FAR 43.301 Use of forms
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 43.301
- 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
(a)
(1) The Standard Form 30 (SF 30), Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract, shall (except for the options stated in 43.301(a)(2) or actions processed under part 15) be used for-
(i) Any amendment to a solicitation;
(ii) Change orders issued under the Changes clause of the contract;
(iii) Any other unilateral contract modification issued under a contract clause authorizing such modification without the consent of the contractor;
(iv) Administrative changes such as the correction of typographical mistakes, changes in the paying office, and changes in accounting and appropriation data;
(v) Supplemental agreements (see 43.103); and
(vi) Removal, reinstatement, or addition of funds to a contract.
(2) The SF 30 may be used for-
(i) Modifications that change the price of contracts for the acquisition of petroleum as a result of economic price adjustment;
(ii) Termination notices; and
(iii) Purchase order modifications as specified in 13.302-3.
(3) If it is anticipated that a change will result in a price change, the estimated amount of the price change shall not be shown on copies of SF 30 furnished to the contractor.
(b) The Optional Form 336 (OF 336), Continuation Sheet, or a blank sheet of paper, may be used as a continuation sheet for a contract modification.
Sections cited
- FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation
- FAR 43.103 Types of contract modifications
- FAR 13.302-3 Obtaining contractor acceptance and modifying purchase orders
Quick answers
What is FAR 43.301?
FAR 43.301 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Use of forms".
Are changes to FAR 43.301 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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