FAR 52.249-14 - Excusable Delays

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Prescribed in 49.505(b)
Effective Date:	1 April 1984
Clause or Provision:	Clause
Provision or Clause Number:	52.249-14 - Excusable Delays
Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:	Cost Reimbursement Research and Development; Cost Reimbursement Supply; Cost Reimbursement Service; Time and Materials/Labor Hour; Facilities; Simplified Acquisition Procedures;
Optional:	Fixed Price Service; Fixed Price Construction; Cost Reimbursement Construction; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements; Indefinite Delivery; Utility Services;
Subject:	Contract Termination"Contract Termination" is not in the list of possible values (Commercial Item, Independent Price Determination, Hotline Posters, Whistleblower Protection, Contingent Fees, Specifications/Standards, Leased Vehicles and Equipment, Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions, Contracts, Representations and Certifications, Executive Compensation, Category:Truth In Negotiations Act (TINA), Competition, Delivery or Performance Schedules, Employment/Labor/Wages, Certified Cost or Pricing Data and/or Data other than Certified, Defective Pricing, Data other than Certified, Indirect Rates and/or Incurred Cost Submissions, Bid & Proposal, Small Business, Hazardous Materials, Drug Free Workplace, "Green" Efforts (Printing, Waste Reduction, Pollution, Energy Efficiency), Recovered Material, Safety, Software, Utility Contracts, Contract Changes, Freight and/or Transportation, Termination/Cancellation, Mandatory Disclosure, Definitions, Category:Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Audit and Records, Illegal or Improper Activity, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, Definite-Quantity, Indefinite Quantity, or Requirements Contract, Gratuities, Conflicts of Interest, Anti-Kickback, Identity Verification, Approval of Contract, Security, Taxpayer Identification, Women-Owned Business, DUNS/SAM/CCR, Supplies, Equipment, Helium, Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services, Inverted Domestic Corporations, First Article Approval, Responsibility Matters, Market Research, Subcontract(s)/Subcontractor(s), Damages, Priority Rating, Quantity/Quantities, Material, Invoices and Payments, Disadvantaged, Small, Disabled, Veteran or Women Owned or HUBZone Business, Facilities Capital Cost of Money, Post Retirement Benefits and/or Pension, Ownership, Order of Precedence, Performance, Make or Buy, Contract Type, Letter Contract, Award(s), Economic Price Adjustment, Price Redetermination, Fee, Options, Envirnomental, Privacy, Buy American, Foreign, Patents, Licenses, Data Rights, and Royalties, Insurance, Bond, Taxes and/or Duties) for this property.
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Prescription Overview:
Clause Overview:	Insertion Requirement As prescribed in 49.505(b), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for supplies, services, construction, and research and development on a fee basis whenever a cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated. Also insert the clause in time-and-material contracts, and labor-hour contracts. When used in construction contracts, substitute the words “completion time” for “delivery schedule” in the last sentence of the clause. Contract Clause (a) Except for defaults of subcontractors at any tier, the Contractor shall not be in default because of any failure to perform this contract under its terms if the failure arises from causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. Examples of these causes are (1) acts of God or of the public enemy, (2) acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, (3) fires, (4) floods, (5) epidemics, (6) quarantine restrictions, (7) strikes, (8) freight embargoes, and (9) unusually severe weather. In each instance, the failure to perform must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. “Default” includes failure to make progress in the work so as to endanger performance. (b) If the failure to perform is caused by the failure of a subcontractor at any tier to perform or make progress, and if the cause of the failure was beyond the control of both the Contractor and subcontractor, and without the fault or negligence of either, the Contractor shall not be deemed to be in default, unless— (1) The subcontracted supplies or services were obtainable from other sources; (2) The Contracting Officer ordered the Contractor in writing to purchase these supplies or services from the other source; and (3) The Contractor failed to comply reasonably with this order. (c) Upon request of the Contractor, the Contracting Officer shall ascertain the facts and extent of the failure. If the Contracting Officer determines that any failure to perform results from one or more of the causes above, the delivery schedule shall be revised, subject to the rights of the Government under the termination clause of this contract.
Important Notes/Requirements:
Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:	Yes
Uniform Contract Format:	I
Editor:	Marshall

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