- (a) Contractors shall provide the certification specified in paragraph (c) of this section when submitting any claim exceeding $100,000.
- (b) The certification requirement does not apply to issues in controversy that have not been submitted as all or part of a claim.
(c) The certification shall state as follows:
I certify that the claim is made in good faith; that the supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief; that the amount requested accurately reflects the contract adjustment for which the contractor believes the Government is liable; and that I am duly authorized to certify the claim on behalf of the contractor.
- (d) The aggregate amount of both increased and decreased costs shall be used in determining when the dollar thresholds requiring certification are met (see example in 15.403-4(a)(1)(iii) regarding certified cost or pricing data).
- (e) The certification may be executed by any person authorized to bind the contractor with respect to the claim.
- (f) A defective certification shall not deprive a court or an agency BCA of jurisdiction over that claim. Prior to the entry of a final judgment by a court or a decision by an agency BCA, however, the court or agency BCA shall require a defective certification to be corrected.
[59 FR 11381, Mar. 10, 1994, as amended at 60 FR 48218, 48230, Sept. 18, 1995; 62 FR 51271, Sept. 30, 1997; 63 FR 58595, Oct. 30, 1998; 75 FR 53149, Aug. 30, 2010; 79 FR 24212, Apr. 29, 2014]