A quality assurance representative from DCMA is inspecting the mounting of the Navy sensor's main wiring harness. The Navy has requested DCMA's assistance with administering this contract. Though the harness is in compliance with the contract requirements, the inspector energetically suggests to the contractor he still does not approve of the mounting since it is not in compliance with IEEE standard 8743, which is currently in pending status awaiting approval by the IEEE board of directors. The contractor feels compelled to satisfy the inspector and gain acceptance of the work. As a result the contractor researches IEEE standard 8743 and reworks the mounting in compliance with this standard.

Consequently, the contractor bills the government for the additional work incurred by compliance with this standard. Is the federal government liable for this additional work?

(Provide federal acquisition regulation (FAR) that pertains to this scenerio)