Clause

52.249-10_Alternate III Default (Fixed-Price Construction).

(a) If the Contractor refuses or fails to prosecute the work or any separable part, with the diligence that will insure its completion within the time specified in this contract including any extension, or fails to complete the work within this time, the Government may, by written notice to the Contractor, terminate the right to proceed with the work (or the separable part of the work) that has been delayed. In this event, the Government may take over the work and complete it by contract or otherwise, and may take possession of and use any materials, appliances, and plant on the work site nece

Type: Clause (C)
Prescribed in: 49.504(c)(1)
Effective: Apr 1984
Primary source: eCFR 48 CFR 52.249-10 · acquisition.gov

Text excerpt from the eCFR API; read the full clause at the eCFR link above.

This is Alternate III of clause 52.249-10; the Alternate text sits inside the same eCFR section as the base clause.

Applicability in the matrix

Contract types for 52.249-10_Alternate III as published in the Smart Matrix
IBR	Yes Incorporated by reference
UCF	I
FP CON	A As prescribed
SAP	O Optional

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