Section 243.204-71 - Certification of requests for equitable adjustment(a) A request for equitable adjustment to contract terms that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold may not be paid unless the contract certifies the request in accordance with the clause at 252.243-7002.(b) To determine if the dollar threshold for requiring certification is met, add together the absolute value of each cost increase and each cost decrease. See PGI 243.204-71(b) for an example.(c) The certification required by 10 U.S.C. 3862(a) , as implemented in the clause at 252.243-7002, is different from the certification required by 41 U.S.C. 7103 , Disputes. If the contractor has certified a request for equitable adjustment in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3862(a) , and desires to convert the request to a claim under the Contract Disputes statute, the contractor shall certify the claim in accordance with FAR subpart 33.2.62 FR 37147, July 11, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 11541, Mar. 9, 1998; 70 FR 67922 , Nov. 9, 2005; 76 FR 58137 , Sept. 20, 2011; 76 FR 76320 , Dec. 7, 2011; 77 FR 35881 , June 15, 2012; 87 FR 76996 , Dec. 16, 2022