ure to agree to any such adjustment shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes".

(f) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract.

[30 F.R. 6000, Apr. 29, 1965]

§ 8.708 Excusable delays clause for cost-reimbursement type contracts.

(a) General. The following clause shall be used in all cost-reimbursement type supply contracts as defined in § 7.202 of this chapter, in all cost-reimbursement type construction contracts, and in all cost-reimbursement type research and development contracts that contain the Termination clause in § 8.702. It may be used in contracts that contain the Termination clause in § 8.704.

EXCUSABLE DELAYS (JULY 1958) Except with respect to defaults of subcontractors, the Contractor shall not be in default by reason of any failure in performance of this contract in accordance with its terms (including any failure by the Contractor to make progress in the prosecution of the work hereunder which endangers such performance) if such failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. Such causes may include, but are not restricted to: acts of God or of the public enemy; acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity; fires; floods; epidemics; quarantine restrictions; strikes; freight embargoes; and unusually severe weather; but in every case the failure to perform must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. If the failure to perform is caused by the failure of a subcontractor to perform or make progress, and if such failure arises out of causes beyond the control of both the Contractor and subcontractor, and without the fault or negligence of either of them, the Contractor shall not be deemed to be in default, unless (i) the supplies or services to be furnished by the subcontractor were obtainable from other sources, (ii) the Contracting Officer shall have ordered the Contractor in writing to procure such supplies or services from such other sources, and (iii) the Contractor shall have failed to comply reasonably with such order. Upon request of the Contractor, the Contracting Officer shall ascertain the facts and extent of such failure and, if he shall : determine that any failure to perform was = occasioned by any one or more of the said causes, the delivery schedule shall be revised accordingly, subject to the rights of the Gov@ernment under the clause hereof entitled

"Termination".

(b) Architect-engineer contracts. The following clause shall be inserted in each cost-reimbursement type architectengineer contract:

EXCUSABLE Delays (JanuaRY 1965)

The Architect-Engineer shall not be in default by reason of any failure in performance of this contract in accordance with its terms (including any failure by the ArchitectEngineer to make progress in the prosecution of the work hereunder which endangers such performance) if such failure arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault of negligence of the Architect-Engineer. Such causes may include but are not restricted to: acts of God or of the public enemy; acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity; fires; floods; epidemics; quarantine restrictions; strikes; and unusually severe weather; but in every case, the failure to perform must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Architect-Engineer. Upon request of the Architect-Engineer, the Contracting Officer shall ascertain the facts and extent of such failure and, if he shall determine that any failure to perform was occasioned by any one or more of the said causes, the completion dates shall be revised accordingly subject to the rights of the Government under the clause of this contract entitled "Termination".

[30 F.R. 6001, Apr. 29, 1965]

§ 8.709 Default clause for fixed-price

construction contracts.

(a) The following clause shall be used in each fixed-price construction contract in excess of $10,000:

TERMINATION FOR Default-DAMAGES FOR DELAY-TIME EXTENSIONS (JUNE 1964)

(a) If the Contractor refuses or fails to prosecute the work, or any separable part thereof, with such diligence as will insure its completion within the time specified in this contract, or any extension thereof, or fails to complete said work within such time, the Government may, by written notice to the Contractor, terminate his right to proceed with the work or such part of the work as to which there has been delay. In such event the Government may take over the work and prosecute the same to completion, by contract or otherwise, and may take possession of and utilize in completing the work such materials, appliances, and plant as may be on the site of the work and necessary therefor. Whether or not the Contractor's right to proceed with the work is terminated, he and his sureties shall be liable for any damage to the Government resulting from his refusal or failure to complete the work within the specified time.

(b) If fixed and agreed liquidated damages are provided in the contract and if the Government so terminates the Contractor's right

to proceed, the resulting damage will consist of such liquidated damages until such reasonable time as may be required for final completion of the work together with any increased costs occasioned the Government in completing the work.

(c) If fixed and agreed liquidated damages are provided in the contract and if the Government does not so terminate the Contractor's right to proceed, the resulting damage will consist of such liquidated damages until the work is completed or accepted. (d) The Contractor's right to proceed shall not be so terminated nor the Contractor charged with resulting damage if:

(1) The delay in the completion of the work arises from unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, including but not restricted to, acts of God, acts of the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, acts of another contractor in the performance of a contract with the Government, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, unusually severe weather, or delays of subcontractors or suppliers arising from unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the faults or negligence of both the Contractor and such subcontractors or suppliers; and

(2) The Contractor, within 10 days from the beginning of any such delay (unless the Contracting Officer grants a further period of time before the date of final payment under the contract), notifies the Contracting Officer in writing of the causes of delay. The Contracting Officer shall ascertain the facts and the extent of the delay and extend the time for completing the work when, in his judgment, the findings of fact justify such an extension, and his findings of fact shall be final and conclusive on the parties, subject only to appeal as provided in the "Disputes" clause of this contract.

(e) If, after notice of termination of the Contractor's right to proceed under the provisions of this clause, it is determined for any reason that the Contractor was not in default under the provisions of this clause, or that the delay was excusable under the provisions of this clause, the rights and obligations of the parties shall, if the contract contains a clause providing for termination for convenience of the Government, be the same as if the notice of termination had been issued pursuant to such clause. If, in the foregoing circumstances, this contract does not contain a clause providing for termination for convenience of the Government, the contract shall be equitably adjusted to compensate for such termination and the contract modified accordingly; failure to agree to any such adjustment shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes".

(f) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract.

(b) During a period of national emergency, paragraph (d) of the above clause may be changed by deleting the word "unforeseeable" and inserting the phrase "other than normal weather," after the word "causes" wherever it appears. Where Standard Form 23A is used, the words "Disputes clause of this contract" in the foregoing paragraph need not be substituted for "Clause 6 of these General Provisions".

[30 F.R. 6001, Apr. 29, 1965]

§ 8.710 Default clause for fixed-price research and development contracts.

(a) The following clause shall be used in all fixed-price research and development contracts as defined in § 7.301 of this chapter, except:

(1) As provided in paragraph (b) of this section; and

(2) Contracts with educational or nonprofit institutions which are awarded on the basis of no profit.

DEFAULT [JULY 1962]

(a) The Government may, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of this clause, by written Notice of Default to the Contractor terminate the whole or any part of this contract in any one of the following circumstances:

(1) If the Contractor fails to perform the work called for by this contract within the time(s) specified herein or any extension thereof; or

(ii) If the Contractor fails to perform any of the other provisions of this contract, or so fails to prosecute the work as to endanger performance of this contract in accordance with its terms, and in either of these two circumstances does not cure such failure within a period of 10 days (or such longer period as the Contracting Officer may authorize in writing) after receipt of notice from the Contracting Officer specifying such fail

ure.

(b) In the event the Government terminates this contract in whole or in part as provided in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Government may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as the Contracting Officer may deem appropriate, work similar to the work so terminated and the Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any excess costs for such similar work; provided, that the Contractor shall continue the performance of this contract to the extent not terminated under the provisions of this clause.

(c) Except with respect to defaults of subcontractors, the Contractor shall not be liable for any excess costs if the failure to perform the contract arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. Such causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts of

God or of the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and unusually severe weather; but in every case the failure to perform must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. If the failure to perform is caused by the default of a subcontractor, and if such default arises out of causes beyond the control of both the Contractor and subcontractor, and without the fault or negligence of either of them, the Contractor shall not be liable for any excess costs for failure to perform, unless the supplies or service to be furnished by the subcontractor were obtainable from other sources in sufficient time to permit the Contractor to meet the required delivery schedule or other performance requirements.

(d) If this contract is terminated as provided in paragraph (a) of this clause, the Government, in addition to any other rights provided in this clause, may require the Contractor to transfer title and deliver to the Government, in the manner and to the extent directed by the Contracting Officer any of the completed or partially completed work not theretofore delivered to, and accepted by, the Government and any other property, including contract rights, specifcally produced or specifically acquired for the performance of such part of this contract as has been terminated; and the Contractor shall, upon the direction of the Contracting Officer, protect and preserve property in the possession of the Contractor in which the Government has an interest. The Government shall pay to the Contractor the contract price, if separately stated, for completed work accepted by the Government and the amount agreed upon by the Contractor and the Contracting Officer for (1) completed work for which no separate price is stated, (11) partially completed work, (111) other property described above which is accepted by the Government and, (iv) the protection and preservation of property. Failure to agree shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes." The Government may withhold from amounts otherwise due the Contractor for such completed supplies or manufacturing materials such sum as the Contracting Officer determines to be necessary to protect the Government against loss because of outstanding llens or claims of former lien holders.

(e) If, after notice of termination of this contract under the provisions of this clause, it is determined for any reason that the Contractor was not in default under the provisions of this clause, or that the default was excusable under the provisions of this clause, the rights and obligations of the parties shall, if the contract contains a clause providing for termination for convenience of the Government, be the same as if the notice of termination has been issued pursuant to such clause.

(f) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract.

(b) In contracts which do not contain a clause providing for termination for convenience of the Government, add the following sentence to subparagraph (e) of the clause set forth in paragraph (a) of this section:

If, after notice of termination of this contract under the provisions of this clause, it is determined for any reason that the Contractor was not in default under the provisions of this clause, and if this contract does not contain a clause providing for termination for convenience of the Government, the contract shall be equitably adjusted to compensate for such termination and the contract modified accordingly; failure to agree to any such adjustment shall be a dispute concerning a question of fact within the meaning of the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes."

[27 F.R. 8873, Sept. 6, 1962]

§ 8.711

Default clause for fixed-price architect-engineer contracts.

The following clause shall be inserted in each fixed-price architect-engineer contract:

TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT (JANUARY 1965)

(a) The performance of work under the contract may be terminated by the Government in accordance with this clause in whole, or from time to time in part, whenever the Architect-Engineer shall default in performance of this contract in accordance with its terms (including in the term "default" any such failure by the Architect-Engineer to make progress in the prosecution of the work hereunder as endangers such performance), and shall fail to cure such default within a period of ten days (or such longer periods as the Contracting Officer may allow) after receipt by the Architect-Engineer of a notice specifying the default.

(b) If the contract is so terminated, the Government may take over the work and services and prosecute the same to completion by contract or otherwise, and the Architect-Engineer shall be liable to the Government for any excess cost occasioned to the Government thereby.

(c) The contract may not be so terminated if the failure to perform arises from unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the ArchitectEngineer. Such causes may include, but are not restricted to acts of God, acts of the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes and unusually severe weather; but in every case the failure to perform must

be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Architect-Engineer; and the Architect-Engineer, within ten days from the beginning of any such delay (unless the Contracting Officer grants a further period of time before the date of final payment under the contract) notifies the Contracting Officer in writing of the causes of delay. The Contracting Officer shall ascertain the facts and the extent of delay and extend the time for completing the work when, in his judgment, the findings of fact justify such an extension, and his finding of fact shall be final and conclusive on the parties, subject only to appeal as provided in the clause of this contract entitled "Disputes".

(d) If, after Notice of Termination of the contract under the provisions of this clause, it is determined for any reason that the Architect-Engineer was not in default under the provisions of this clause or that the default was excusable under the provisions of this clause, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the Notice of Termination had been issued pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled "Termination for the Convenience of the Government".

(e) The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract. [30 F.R. 6001, Apr. 29, 1965]

Your Contract No.

is hereby terminated in its entirety pursuant to clause of the contract effective [here insert "Immediately" or "On 19__." (inserting the date) or "as soon as you have delivered thereunder including previous deliveries the following items" (listing items)]. Immediately stop all work, terminate subcontracts and place no further orders except to extent (insert if applicable-necessary to perform any portion thereof not terminated hereby or) that you or a subcontractor wisht to retain and continue for own account any work in process or other materials.

extent necessary to perform portion thereof not terminated hereby. Telegraph similar instructions to all subcontractors and suppliers. Letter and instructions follow.

(Name and rank) (Contracting Officer)

[30 F.R. 6002, Apr. 29, 1965]

§ 8.801-2 Letter notice of termination.

(a) The following form of notice of termination is approved for use where a prime contract for supplies is being terminated. With appropriate modifications, it is suitable for use in terminating subcontracts:

LETTER NOTICE OF TERMINATION TO PRIME

CONTRACTORS (NOVEMBER 1964)

[At the top of the Notice set out all special details relating to the particular termination: e. g., name and address of company, number of prime contract terminated, service involved, appropriation or allotment, etc.

Two alternative forms of paragraph No. 1 are set out below. If this written termination notice confirms a telegraphic notice previously sent, use the first of the alternative paragraphs No. 1 below. If no previous telegraphic notice has been sent, use the second.]

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1. Effective date of termination. This letter will confirm the Government's telegram to you dated --, 19--, terminating [in part] your Contract No. (hereinafter referred to as "the contract") for the convenience of the Government, in accordance with the clause thereof entitled "Termination for the Convenience of the Government" [or, in the case of a cost-reimbursement-type contract, "Termination"]. Such termination is effective on the date and in the manner stated in such telegram, reference to which is hereby made [or copy of which is attached hereto].

(or)

You are (here

Such ter[Here

1. Effective date of termination. notified that your Contract No. inafter referred to as "the contract") is hereby terminated [in part] for the convenience of the Government, in accordance with the clause hereof entitled "Termination for the Convenience of the Government" [or, in the case of a cost-reimbursementtype contract, "Termination"]. mination will be effective: insert either "immedately upon your receipt of this Notice" or "on (inserting the date) or "as soon as you have delivered under the contract the following number of each of the items listed below, including those heretofore delivered, to wit: or, "on --, 19...-, on which date you are hereby directed to reduce the total number of items to be delivered under the contract as follows": (here insert instructions as to reduced deliveries.)]

19--."

2. Cessation of work and notification to your immediate subcontractors. (a) You shall stop all work, make no further shipments, and place no further orders in connection with the contract, except (1) to the extent necessary to perform any portion thereof not terminated by this Notice, or (2) to the extent that you may wish to retain and continue any work in process or other materials for your own account, or (3) to the extent the Contracting Officer authorizes you to continue work-in-process for reasons of safety, or to clear [or avoid damage to] equipment or to avoid immediate complete spoilage of work-in-process having a definite commercial value, or otherwise to prevent undue loss to the Government. [If you believe the authorization referred to in subparagraph (3) above is necessary or advisable, you shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer by telephone or personal conference and obtain instructions.] You shall keep adequate records of your compliance with this paragraph 2 (a) showing (1) the date you received your Notice of Termination, (ii) the effective date of such termination, and (iii) the extent of completion of performance on such effective date.

(b) You shall give notice of termination to each of your immediate subcontractors (including suppliers) who will be affected by the termination of your contract. In such notice you shall (1) give him the number of your contract with the Government, (2) state that it has been terminated (or terminated in part, if that is the case) for the convenience of the Government, (3) give him the name and address of the Contracting Officer, (4) instruct him to stop all work, to make no further shipments, to place no more orders, and to terminate all subcontracts under this contract with you (subject to the same exceptions stated in paragraph 2 (a)), (5) direct him to submit his settlement proposal promptly in order to expedite settlement, and (6) request him to give similar notice and instructions to his immediate subcontractors.

(c) You shall notify the Contracting Officer of the number of articles completed under the contract and still on hand, and arrange with him for their delivery or other disposal.

(d) You shall forthwith transfer title to and deliver to the Government, in accordance with any instructions of the Contracting Officer, all items of termination inventory (including subcontractor termination inventory which under the terms of the subcontract or purchase order concerned you have the right to take over) of the following types or classes: [insert proper identification or "none".]

(e) You shall notify the Contracting officer of any pending legal proceedings which relate to any subcontracts or purchase orders under the terminated contract or which have resulted in or which are intended to result in a lien or encumbrance