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DFARS 232.7001 Definitions.
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 defines three terms used in the DFARS subpart on electronic payment requests and receiving reports. It matters to contractors because these definitions determine what counts as an electronic submission, a payment request, and a receiving report under the rules that follow.
Applies to: Contractors submitting payment requests or receiving reports under DFARS-covered contracts
Key terms: Electronic form · Payment request · Receiving report
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The text
As used in this subpart—
Electronic form means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to affected systems.
Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the contractor under a contract or task or delivery order.
Receiving report means the data prepared in the manner and to the extent required by appendix F of this chapter, Material Inspection and Receiving Report.
← 232.7000 Scope of subpart. · 232.7002 Policy. →
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.