Title 41Public ContractsRelease 119-73

§4307 Contractor certification

Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - ALLOWABLE COSTS › § 4307

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a contractor files a proposal to settle indirect costs, an official of the contractor must certify that, to the official’s best knowledge, all indirect costs listed are allowable. The certification must use the form set by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. An executive agency may, in rare cases, waive that certification if it decides the waiver is in the federal government’s interest, puts the reasons in writing, and makes that decision public.

Full Legal Text

Title 41, §4307

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(a)A proposal for settlement of indirect costs applicable to a covered contract shall include a certification by an official of the contractor that, to the best of the certifying official’s knowledge and belief, all indirect costs included in the proposal are allowable. The certification shall be in a form prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(b)An executive agency may, in an exceptional case, waive the requirement for certification under subsection (a) in the case of a contract if the agency—
(1)determines that it would be in the interest of the Federal Government to waive the certification; and
(2)states in writing the reasons for the determination and makes the determination available to the public.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 430741:256(h).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 306(h), as added Pub. L. 100–700, § 8(a)(1), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4634; Pub. L. 103–355, title II, § 2151, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3313.

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41 U.S.C. § 4307

Title 41Public Contracts

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73