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48 CFR §50.103-3

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov
  1. (a)Contractor requests. A contractor seeking a contract adjustment shall submit a request in duplicate to the contracting officer or an authorized representative. The request, normally a letter, shall state as a minimum—
    1. (1)The precise adjustment requested;
    2. (2)The essential facts, summarized chronologically in narrative form;
    3. (3)The contractor's conclusions based on these facts, showing, in terms of the considerations set forth in 50.103-1 and 50.103-2, when the contractor considers itself entitled to the adjustment; and
    4. (4)Whether or not—
      1. (i)All obligations under the contracts involved have been discharged;
      2. (ii)Final payment under the contracts involved has been made;
      3. (iii)Any proceeds from the request will be subject to assignment or other transfer, and to whom; and
      4. (iv)The contractor has sought the same, or a similar or related, adjustment from the Government Accountability Office or any other part of the Government, or anticipates doing so.
  2. (b)Contractor certification. A contractor seeking a contract adjustment that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold shall, at the time the request is submitted, submit a certification by a person authorized to certify the request on behalf of the contractor that—
    1. (1)The request is made in good faith; and
    2. (2)The supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of that person's knowledge and belief.