7 CFR § 1789.159 - Contract administration.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1789.159"
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title: "7 CFR § 1789.159 - Contract administration."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1789.159"
section_name: "Contract administration."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1789"
part_name: "USE OF CONSULTANTS FUNDED BY BORROWERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 901-950b; Pub. L. 103-354, 108 Stat. 3178 (7 U.S.C. 6941 )."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 48606, Sept. 16, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1789"
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# 1789.159 Contract administration.

The government shall be solely responsible for the administration of a Consulting Contract and shall have complete control over the scope of the Consultant's work, the timetable for performance, the standards to be applied in determining the acceptability of deliverables and the approval of payment of Invoices.