48 CFR § 49.501 - 49.501 General.

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title: "48 CFR § 49.501 - 49.501   General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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section_name: "49.501   General."
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chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
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part_number: "49"
part_name: "TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS"
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authority: "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."
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# 49.501 49.501   General.

This subpart prescribes the principal contract termination clauses. This subpart does not apply to contracts that use the clause at 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services). In appropriate cases, agencies may authorize the use of special purpose clauses, if consistent with this chapter.

[75 FR 82577, Dec. 30, 2010, as amended at 86 FR 61031, Nov. 4, 2021]