48 CFR 42.401 - 42.401 Contract correspondence.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 08, 2024

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: May 06, 2024

View all text of Subpart 42.4 [42.401 - 42.403]

42.401 - 42.401 Contract correspondence.

(a) The contracting officer (or other contracting agency personnel) normally shall (1) forward correspondence relating to assigned contract administration functions through the cognizant contract administration office (CAO) to the contractor and (2) provide a copy for the CAO's file. When urgency requires sending such correspondence directly to the contractor, a copy shall be sent concurrently to the CAO.

(b) The CAO shall send the contracting office a copy of pertinent correspondence conducted between the CAO and the contractor.

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.

source: 48 FR 42370, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 48 CFR 42.401