FAR 52.243-6 Change Order Accounting
Clause Federal Acquisition Regulation Apr 1984 version
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 52.243-6
- Type
- Clause
- Current version
- April 1984
- Prescribed in
- FAR 43.205(f)
- 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 clause.
Text
As prescribed in 43.205(f), the contracting officer may insert a clause, substantially the same as follows:
Change Order Accounting (Apr 1984)
The Contracting Officer may require change order accounting whenever the estimated cost of a change or series of related changes exceeds $100,000. The Contractor, for each change or series of related changes, shall maintain separate accounts, by job order or other suitable accounting procedure, of all incurred segregable, direct costs (less allocable credits) of work, both changed and not changed, allocable to the change. The Contractor shall maintain such accounts until the parties agree to an equitable adjustment for the changes ordered by the Contracting Officer or the matter is conclusively disposed of in accordance with the Disputes clause.
(End of clause)
Quick answers
What is FAR 52.243-6?
FAR 52.243-6 is a clause of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Change Order Accounting".
What is the current version of FAR 52.243-6?
The current version is dated April 1984.
Where is FAR 52.243-6 prescribed?
It is prescribed in FAR 43.205(f), Contract clauses.
Are changes to FAR 52.243-6 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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