# 48 CFR § 33.201: 33.201 Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.201

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 33.201
- **Heading:** 33.201 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION > SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS > PART 33—PROTESTS, DISPUTES, AND APPEALS > Subpart 33.2—Disputes and Appeals

## Text

As used in this subpart—
Accrual of a claim means the date when all events, that fix the alleged liability of either the Government or the contractor and permit assertion of the claim, were known or should have been known. For liability to be fixed, some injury must have occurred. However, monetary damages need not have been incurred.
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) means any type of procedure or combination of procedures voluntarily used to resolve issues in controversy. These procedures may include, but are not limited to, conciliation, facilitation, mediation, fact-finding, minitrials, arbitration, and use of ombudsmen.
Defective certification means a certificate which alters or otherwise deviates from the language in 33.207(c) or which is not executed by a person authorized to bind the contractor with respect to the claim. Failure to certify shall not be deemed to be a defective certification.
Issue in controversy means a material disagreement between the Government and the contractor that (1) may result in a claim or (2) is all or part of an existing claim.
Misrepresentation of fact means a false statement of substantive fact, or any conduct which leads to the belief of a substantive fact material to proper understanding of the matter in hand, made with intent to deceive or mislead.
[48 FR 42349, Sept. 19, 1983. Redesignated and amended at 50 FR 2270, Jan. 15, 1985; 56 FR 67417, Dec. 30, 1991; 59 FR 11381, Mar. 10, 1994; 60 FR 48230, Sept. 18, 1995; 63 FR 58594, Oct. 30, 1998; 66 FR 2132, Jan. 10, 2001; 67 FR 43514, June 27, 2002; 79 FR 24212, Apr. 29, 2014]

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 33.101 33.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.101.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.102 33.102 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.102.md)
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- [48 CFR § 33.104 33.104 Protests to GAO.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.104.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.105 33.105 Protests at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.105.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.106 33.106 Solicitation provision and contract clause.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.106.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.201 33.201 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.201.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.202 33.202 Disputes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.202.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.203 33.203 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.203.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.204 33.204 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.204.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.205 33.205 Relationship of the Disputes statute to Pub. L. 85-804.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.205.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.206 33.206 Initiation of a claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.206.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.207 33.207 Contractor certification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.207.md)
- [48 CFR § 33.208 33.208 Interest on claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-33.208.md)

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