52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim.
Prescription and Applicability
FAR Prescription, 33.215(b)
(b) Insert the clause at 52.233-4 in all solicitations and contracts.
DFARS Supplementary Guidance, 233.215
Use Alternate I of the clause at FAR 52.233-1, Disputes, when--
(1) The acquisition is for--
(i) Aircraft
(ii) Spacecraft and launch vehicles
(iii) Naval vessels
(iv) Missile systems
(v) Tracked combat vehicles
(vi) Related electronic systems;
(2) The contracting officer determines that continued performance is--
(i) Vital to the national security, or
(ii) Vital to the public health and welfare; or
(3) The head of the contracting activity determines that continued performance is necessary pending resolution of any claim that might arise under or be related to the contract.
Current Text
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim.
As prescribed in 33.215(b), insert the following clause:
Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)
United States law will apply to resolve any claim of breach of this contract.
(End of clause)
[69 FR 59701, Oct. 5, 2004]
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