Occupational Reading Assessment

When a contractor fails to perform properly, the Government may terminate the contract for default. The contracting officer responsible for the contract termination will typically follow these steps:
1. Prepare Show Cause and Cure letters.
2. Review the contract, including provisions and modifications.
3. Analyze contractor and subcontractor settlement proposals from the standpoint of allowability, allocability, and reasonableness.
4. Conduct conferences with the contractor to discuss the termination.
5. Coordinate clearance of termination inventory.
6. Recommend approval or disapproval of contractor partial payment requests.
7. Develop a pre-negotiation settlement position.
8. Negotiate the settlement with the contractor, including equitable adjustments, change proposals, costs, profit, and other related matters.
9. Issue final decision determinations when appropriate.
10. Evaluate default claims.
11. Present findings, as required, in hearings before the Board of Contract Appeals and the Courts.

Question:
Which of the following must occur before a contracting officer negotiates a termination settlement with the contractor?