{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-622.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 622.103","heading":"Dispute provisions.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, all DOE contracts for the sale of personal property to any organization outside the U.S. Government shall include a Disputes clause which provides for:\n(1) Binding final decisions by the Contracting Officer, subject to appeal;\n(2) Appeal rights pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978;\n(3) Continuation of performance by the contractor at the direction of the contracting officer pending final resolution of the dispute.\n(b) Exceptions:\n(1) The provisions of this part shall not apply to contracts for sale of electric power by the Power Marketing Administrations;\n(2) The Secretary may exempt a contract or class of contracts from this requirement upon determination that it would not be in the public interest in an individual contract or class of contracts with a foreign government, or agency thereof, or international organization, or subsidiary body thereof, to include the Disputes clause, as permitted by section 3 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978.\n(c) The Energy Board of Contract Appeals (EBCA) has cognizance over disputes relating to DOE Sales contracts.\n(d) The Disputes clause in § 624.102-4 shall be used in accordance with this § 622.103.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER I—SALES REGULATION","PART 622—CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"5c089b65fc51b42cf4082fcb60cea1329094a18cb3b3f66a2992c587d29d33e3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-612.6","next":"us/10-cfr-624.102-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}