Common use of Contracting Officer’s Clause in Contracts

Contracting Officer’s. must promptly issue a final decision denying or sustaining the validity of each chal- lenged assertion unless the parties have agreed on the disposition of the assertion. When a final decision deny- ing the validity of an asserted restric- tion is made following a timely re- sponse to a challenge, the Government is obligated to continue to respect the asserted restrictions through final dis- position of any appeal unless the agen- cy head notifies the person asserting the restriction that urgent or compel- ling circumstances do not permit the Government to continue to respect the asserted restriction. See 252.227–7019(g) for restrictions applicable following a determination of urgent and compel- ling circumstances.