liveandlearn

Under the law of contracts, I think that would be okay. But I think the answer is no for a government contract, although I cannot point you to any express prohibition in statute or regulation. I suspect that appropriations law would require that benefits flow to specific appropriations, and that you can't pay for something under one appropriation that will benefit something under a different appropriation. Along those lines, see FAR 15.402(, which requires COs to price each contract independently.

But I am not certain. You should put your question to your attorney.

Thank you for the answer, it does help.

Thanks, Don. Your assumptions are sound. I interpret your answer to mean that if the clause does not apply the CO must obtain consideration to change the dates. I agree. Although I think that failure to make progress might be hard to prove if the contractor does not concur.

Vern

I have one more question. Does the consideration a contractor offers have to be on the contract involved or can the contractor offer consideration for a different contract?