48 CFR § 532.706-3 - 532.706-3 Contract clauses for unenforceability of unauthorized obligations (FAR DEVIATION).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s532.706-3"
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title: "48 CFR § 532.706-3 - 532.706-3 Contract clauses for unenforceability of unauthorized obligations (FAR DEVIATION)."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "532.706-3"
section_name: "532.706-3 Contract clauses for unenforceability of unauthorized obligations (FAR DEVIATION)."
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "532"
part_name: "CONTRACT FINANCING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 37222, July 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "532"
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# 532.706-3 532.706-3 Contract clauses for unenforceability of unauthorized obligations (FAR DEVIATION).
GSA has a deviation from FAR 52.232-39 that allows use of the clause in paragraph (a) of this section in lieu of the FAR clause at 52.232-39.
(a) Insert the clause at 552.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations in all solicitations and contracts in lieu of the FAR clause at 52.232-39.
(b) Insert the clause at 552.232-78, Commercial Supplier Agreements-Unenforceable Clauses, in all solicitations and contracts (including orders) when not using FAR part 12.
[86 FR 55520, Oct. 6, 2021, as amended at 89 FR 55086, July 3, 2024]