{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-243.204-71","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 243.204-71","heading":"243.204-71 Certification of requests for equitable adjustment.","body":"(a) A request for equitable adjustment to contract terms that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold may not be paid unless the contract certifies the request in accordance with the clause at 252.243-7002.\n(b) To determine if the dollar threshold for requiring certification is met, add together the absolute value of each cost increase and each cost decrease. See PGI 243.204-71(b) for an example.\n(c) The certification required by 10 U.S.C. 3862(a), as implemented in the clause at 252.243-7002, is different from the certification required by 41 U.S.C. 7103, Disputes. If the contractor has certified a request for equitable adjustment in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3862(a), and desires to convert the request to a claim under the Contract Disputes statute, the contractor shall certify the claim in accordance with FAR subpart 33.2.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","PART 243—CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS","Subpart 243.2—Change Orders"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"967321493be4cc6fd5163ebd4dda302ab5e33796cfb3add186b60e11a58f840c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-243.204-70-7","next":"us/48-cfr-243.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}