{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-33.213","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 33.213","heading":"33.213 Obligation to continue performance.","body":"(a) In general, before passage of the Disputes statute, the obligation to continue performance applied only to claims arising under a contract. However, the Disputes statute, at 41 U.S.C. 7103(g), authorizes agencies to require a contractor to continue contract performance in accordance with the contracting officer's decision pending a final resolution of any claim arising under, or relating to, the contract. (A claim arising under a contract is a claim that can be resolved under a contract clause, other than the clause at 52.233-1, Disputes, that provides for the relief sought by the claimant; however, relief for such claim can also be sought under the clause at 52.233-1. A claim relating to a contract is a claim that cannot be resolved under a contract clause other than the clause at 52.233-1.) This distinction is recognized by the clause with its Alternate I (see 33.215).\n(b) In all contracts that include the clause at 52.233-1, Disputes, with its Alternate I, in the event of a dispute not arising under, but relating to, the contract, the contracting officer shall consider providing, through appropriate agency procedures, financing of the continued performance; provided, that the Government's interest is properly secured.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS","PART 33—PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS","Subpart 33.2—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":"598a5243395679eb363a722c516e3a9827898489d532a12047b6e4dc6d55d07d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-33.212","next":"us/48-cfr-33.214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}