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Part 5149 - Termination of Contracts
(Revised 01 October 2024)
Subpart 5149.1 - General Principles
5149.101 Authorities and responsibilities.
5149.101-90 Contracts resulting from military interdepartmental purchase requests.
5149.102 Notice of termination.
5149.107 Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements.
Subpart 5149.4 - Termination for Default
5149.402 Termination of fixed-price contracts for default.
5149.402-3 Procedure for default.
Subpart 5149.5 - Contract Termination Clauses
5149.501-70 Special termination costs.
Subpart 5149.70 - Special Termination Requirements
5149.7001 Congressional notification on significant contract terminations.
5149.7003 Notification of anticipated contract terminations or reductions.
Subpart 5149.1 - General Principles
5149.101 Authorities and responsibilities.
(b)(i) Contracting officers should exercise the authority to terminate a contract for convenience of the Government only after full coordination with senior officials of the activity which requested establishment of the contract.
5149.101-90 Contracts resulting from military interdepartmental purchase requests.
Terminate contracts resulting from military interdepartmental purchase requests in accordance with DFARS 208.7004, DFARS PGI 208.7004-6 and 208.7004-7.
5149.102 Notice of termination.
The Contracting officer shall notify the cognizant suspension and debarment official of all decisions to terminate a contractor for default. Send the notification to the suspension and debarment official in accordance with AFARS 5109.403. Include a copy of the Contracting officer’s notice of termination for default or cause to the contractor in accordance with FAR 49.102(a).
5149.107 Audit of prime contract settlement proposals and subcontract settlements.
(a) Within five calendar days after receipt from the contractor, send electronically all settlement proposals to the responsible audit office. Include inventory and accounting information and related documents.
Subpart 5149.4 - Termination for Default
5149.401 General.
See AFARS 5142.1503-90(b) for the requirement to prepare a contractor past performance assessment report for all contracts or orders immediately upon termination for default.
5149.402 Termination of fixed-price contracts for default.
5149.402-3 Procedure for default.
(e)(4) Contracting officers should not terminate for default any contract with a small business firm to whom a Certificate of Competency was issued, or to whom loans were made with the Small Business Administration’s participation, without prior written approval of the HCA.
(f)(6) When unliquidated progress payments, advance payments, guaranteed loans, or anticipated excess repurchase costs are involved, the Contracting officer must –
(A) Obtain from the Contracting officer a statement of the value of the inventory that may be available for offset against the outstanding financing; and
(B) Identify and state the approximate amount of the excess acquisition costs applicable.
Subpart 5149.5 - Contract Termination Clauses
5149.501 General.
5149.501-70 Special termination costs.
(a) In accordance with DFARS 249.501-70, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) shall approve use of clause at DFARS 252.249-7000. See Appendix GG for further delegation.
Subpart 5149.70 - Special Termination Requirements
5149.7001 Congressional notification on significant contract terminations.
(1) The Contracting officer shall send to the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) (ODASA(P)) notifications of significant contract terminations –
(i) As soon as the Contracting officer identifies a potential full or partial termination; and
(ii) Once the Contracting officer has made a final decision to terminate.
(2) The Contracting officer is not authorized to release any termination notice or any information concerning the proposed significant contract termination until the Office of the Chief Legislative Liaison clears the termination notice. The ODASA(P) will coordinate notification with the Office of the Chief Legislative Liaison. ODASA(P) will then notify the Contracting officer whether the action is cleared for termination.
(3) The Contracting officer shall send termination notifications in the format in DFARS PGI 249.7001. Send the unclassified notices through the senior contracting official (SCO) to the address at AFARS 5101.290(b)(2)(ii)(B).
(4) See FAR 3.104-4(f)(1) if the notification discloses any contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information.
5149.7003 Notification of anticipated contract terminations or reductions.
(b)(i) The requirements in DFARS 249.7003 apply for terminations or substantial reductions under major defense programs, notwithstanding the separate congressional notification required in DFARS 249.7001 and AFARS 5149.7001.
(ii) Contracting officers shall send the Secretary of Labor notice required in DFARS 249.7003 to ODASA(P). ODASA(P) will be responsible for coordinating the notification to the Secretary of Labor.
(iii) The Contracting officer shall send termination notifications in the format in DFARS PGI 249.7001. Send the unclassified notices through the SCO directly to the address at AFARS 5101.290(b)(2)(ii)(B). Contracting officers and SCOs shall ensure the Secretary of Labor notice arrives at ODASA(P) with sufficient time for ODASA(P) to process and send the notice to the Secretary of Labor.
(iv) If both DFARS 249.7001 and 249.7003 apply, the timing requirements of 249.7003 may necessitate release of the 249.7003(b)(2) notification before the 249.7001 notification. In such cases, the Contracting officer shall provide the DFARS 249.7003(b)(2) notices within the required timeframe, but shall not provide the contractor with other information on the anticipated termination until the requirements at DFARS 249.7001 and AFARS 5149.7001 have been satisfied.
