FAR Part 50

Question 1

Part 50

Answer 1

Extraordinary Contractual Actions and The Safety Act

Question 2

Part 50 - Extraordinary Contractual Actions and The Safety Act

Subpart 50.1 - Extraordinary Contractual Actions

• Purpose: Provides guidelines for handling extraordinary contractual
  actions to facilitate the national defense (FAR 50.101).
• Key Features:

Answer 2

• Criteria for determining eligibility for extraordinary contractual relief (FAR 50.102).
• Procedures for submitting and processing requests for contractual adjustments (FAR 50.103).

Question 3

Part 50 - Extraordinary Contractual Actions and The Safety Act

Subpart 50.2 - Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act)

• Purpose: Establishes procedures for implementing the SAFETY Act to support anti-terrorism technologies (FAR 50.201).
• Key Features:

Answer 3

• Guidelines for qualifying technologies under the SAFETY Act (FAR 50.202).
• Procedures for obtaining liability protections for anti-terrorism technologies (FAR 50.203).

Question 4

Subpart 50.1
* Extraordinary Contractual Actions

Subpart50.2
* SupportAnti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002

Answer 4

Authority for Specific Federal Agencies

Extraordinary contractual relief
* contractual adjustments,
* advance payments
* the exercise of residual powers

Public Law 85-804

Question 5

FAR 50.103-2 Contractual adjustments

Answer 5

1.Amendments without consideration

2 . Correcting Mistakes
* A mistake or ambiguity consisting
of the failure to express
* A contractor’s mistake
* A mutual mistake as to a material fact

3 . Formalizing informal commitments

For all three types of
contractual adjustments, COs shouldrefert oFAR5 0a n d
document appropriately

Question 6

FAR 50.103-7 Contract Requirements

Answer 6

(1) A citation of Pub.L.85-804 and E.O. 10789;
(2) A brief statement of the
circumstances justifying t h e action; a n d
(3)A recital of the finding that the action will facilitate the national defense

Question 7

FAR 50.104-3

Answer 7

Request for the indemnification
clause to cover unusually hazardous or nuclear risks

Question 8

The primary purpose of the Extraordinary Contractual Actions and SAFETY Act is

Answer 8

to provide policies and procedures to address emergency matters, by providing additional contract authority to include indemnification protections for contractors and standardizing approvals in government.

Question 9

It also addresses the Support Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act 2002 (SAFETY
Act) by

Answer 9

identifying authorities, policies, and procedures required to implement the statute.

As SAFETY Act is about antiterrorism technologies, it provides considerations for prequalification, approval of technology contingent upon Safety Act designation, and award of contract presuming a SAFETY Act designation is forthcoming