48 CFR § 3452.237-71 - 3452.237-71 Observance of administrative closures.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s3452.237-71"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 3452.237-71 - 3452.237-71 Observance of administrative closures."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "3452.237-71"
section_name: "3452.237-71 Observance of administrative closures."
chapter_number: 34
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "3452"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 60542, Sept. 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3452"
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# 3452.237-71 3452.237-71 Observance of administrative closures.
As prescribed in 3437.170, insert the following clause in all solicitations and service contracts:
****Observance of Administrative Closures (MAR 2011)
(a) The contract schedule identifies all Federal holidays that are observed under this contract. Contractor performance is required under this contract at all other times, and compensated absences are not extended due to administrative closures of Government facilities and operations due to inclement weather, Presidential decree, or other administrative issuances where Government personnel receive early dismissal instructions.
(b) In cases of contract performance at a Government facility when the facility is closed, the vendor may arrange for performance to continue during the closure at the contractor's site, if appropriate.
****(End of clause)