Contract Terminations for Default and Convenience

Download or read book Contract Terminations for Default and Convenience written by Andrew D. Roche and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many contract termination actions initiated because of contractor default are subsequently executed for the convenience of the Government. This may result in the loss of the Government's right to recover excess reprocurement costs and other damages. The research effort was designed to determine the scope of the problem and, by analyzing individual cases, to identify common elements leading to termination conversions. United States Air Force contracts over a three-year period were studied, including both those terminations for default that were appealed to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and those converted to termination for convenience by negotiation at the contracting officer level. The investigation was hampered by decentralized data but some conclusions were drawn, especially that most termination conversions are negotiated at the contracting officer level. The use of data base management systems was recommended so that data could be centrally collected for further research and management of this problem area. (Author).