Title 41 — Public ContractsRelease 119-73not60
§4307 Contractor Certification
Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter 43— ALLOWABLE COSTS › § 4307
Summary
For covered contracts, indirect-cost proposals must include a certification signed by an official that, to their knowledge, the costs are allowable and must be on the FAR form. An executive agency may waive this in exceptional cases if it finds the waiver serves the Federal Government and publishes reasons in writing.
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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 41 — Public Contracts
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60