Final Decision

Definition

A Contracting Officer's Final Decision is the CO's written determination on a contract dispute or claim. Must include a description of the claim, a decision, and appeal rights. Contractor has 90 days to appeal to a Board or 12 months to COFC.

Where this matters in federal contracting

Final Decision is a federal-contracting concept that contractors encounter in solicitations, contracts, and supporting documentation. Understanding Final Decision is part of the broader working vocabulary required to interpret federal procurement signals — RFPs, modifications, contracting-officer responses, and oversight reports all assume the reader is fluent in terms like Final Decision. The related terms above sit in the same conceptual neighborhood; reading them together is faster than reading any one term in isolation, because federal procurement vocabulary is dense with cross-references. Bureauify's glossary is structured to make that browsing efficient: every term links to the network it lives in, not just its own definition.

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