48 CFR § 42.709-1 - 42.709-1 Scope.

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title: "48 CFR § 42.709-1 - 42.709-1   Scope."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "42.709-1"
section_name: "42.709-1   Scope."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
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subchapter_name: "CONTRACT MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "42"
part_name: "CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42370, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 42.709-1 42.709-1   Scope.

(a) This section implements 10 U.S.C. 3743 and 41 U.S.C. 4303. It covers the assessment of penalties against contractors which include unallowable indirect costs in—

(1) Final indirect cost rate proposals; or

(2) The final statement of costs incurred or estimated to be incurred under a fixed-price incentive contract.

(b) This section applies to all contracts in excess of $1 million, except fixed-price contracts without cost incentives or any firm-fixed-price contracts for the purchase of commercial products or commercial services.

[60 FR 42658, Aug. 16, 1995, as amended at 69 FR 76358, Dec. 20, 2004; 71 FR 57368, Sept. 28, 2006; 75 FR 53134, Aug. 30, 2010; 79 FR 24213, Apr. 29, 2014; 80 FR 38298, July 2, 2015. Redesignated at 81 FR 83104, Nov. 18, 2016; 85 FR 62489, Oct. 2, 2020. Redesignated at 86 FR 44255, Aug. 11, 2021; 86 FR 61030, Nov. 4, 2021; 87 FR 73900, Dec. 1, 2022; 90 FR 41880, Aug. 27, 2025]