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DFARS 232.501-1 Customary progress payment rates.

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The text

(a) The customary progress payment rates for DoD contracts, including contracts that contain foreign military sales (FMS) requirements, are 80 percent for large business concerns and 90 percent for small business concerns.

← 232.501 General. · 232.501-2 Unusual progress payments. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 232

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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