FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 232: Contract Financing › Subpart 232.6
DFARS 232.611 Contract clause.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section identifies who can grant exemptions from administrative interest charges under this DFARS subpart and lists specific categories of contracts that are exempt. It matters because if your contract falls into one of the listed categories, or you receive an exemption, the administrative interest charges described in this subpart do not apply.
Applies to: Contracts covered by DFARS 232.611, including certain contracts with civilian schools, telephone companies, and common carriers
Key terms: administrative interest charges · exempt · exceptional circumstances · basic agreements · common carriers
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The text
(a) The Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), may exempt the contracts in FAR 32.611(a)(2) through (5) and other contracts, in exceptional circumstances, from the administrative interest charges required by this subpart.
(7) Other exceptions are—
(A) Contracts for instructions of military or ROTC personnel at civilian schools, colleges, and universities;
(B) Basic agreements with telephone companies for communications services and facilities, and purchases under such agreements; and
(C) Transportation contracts with common carriers for common carrier services.
Sections it refers to
- 32.611 Contract clause.
← 232.610 Compromising debts. · 232.670 Transfer of responsibility for debt collection. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 232
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-07-29 · effective 2024-07-29
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.