{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-2833.214-70","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 2833.214-70","heading":"2833.214-70 Policy.","body":"It is DOJ's goal to resolve contract disputes before the issuance of a contracting officer's final decision under the Contract Disputes Act. Therefore, contracting officers will consider all possible means of reaching a negotiated settlement consistent with the Government's best interest, before issuing a final decision on a contractor claim under the process outlined in FAR 33.206 through 33.211.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 28—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS","PART 2833—PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS","Subpart 2833.2—Disputes and Appeals"],"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":"8ac6e695ae3c949ed64a3f993a140914869db9c9a8aac3aab519f0ed0f4cb888","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-2833.214","next":"us/48-cfr-2834.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}