52.249-12 Termination (Personal Services).
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Version
A revised version of this clause has been published under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (EO 14275). The RFO version supersedes the eCFR text below for contracts using the RFO FAR model. The RFO text is not duplicated here; see the clause page for a side-by-side comparison: https://part52.dev/clause/52-249-12/#rfo
Prescription and Applicability
FAR Prescription, 49.505(a)
(a) Personal service contracts. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.249-12, Termination (Personal Services), in solicitations and contracts for personal services (see part 37).
Current Text
52.249-12 Termination (Personal Services).
As prescribed in 49.505(a), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for personal services (see part 37):
Termination (Personal Services) (APR 1984)
The Government may terminate this contract at any time upon at least 15 days' written notice by the Contracting Officer to the Contractor. The Contractor, with the written consent of the Contracting Officer, may terminate this contract upon at least 15 days' written notice to the Contracting Officer.
(End of clause)
[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 72 FR 27394, May 15, 2007]
Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause
Class Deviation 2026-O0023, DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 37)
- Status: Active
- Date Issued: 2026-02-01
- Change type: MODIFIED
- Action: Modify clause 52.249-12
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