FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 232: Contract Financing › Subpart 232.9
DFARS 232.903 Responsibilities.
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 states that DoD must help small business concerns by paying them as quickly as possible, with a goal of 15 days after receiving proper invoices and all required documentation, including acceptance. It also says payment should be made before the normal payment due dates set in the contract.
Applies to: DoD and small business concerns under DoD contracts
What it requires
- Assist small business concerns by providing payment as quickly as possible
- Aim to pay within 15 days after receipt of proper invoices and all required documentation, including acceptance
- Pay before normal payment due dates established in the contract
Key terms: small business concerns · proper invoices · required documentation · acceptance · normal payment due dates
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3801(b), DoD shall assist small business concerns by providing payment as quickly as possible, to the fullest extent permitted by law, with a goal of 15 days after receipt of proper invoices and all required documentation, including acceptance, and before normal payment due dates established in the contract (see 232.906(a)).
Sections it refers to
- 232.906 Making payments.
← 232.901 Applicability. · 232.904 Determining payment due dates. →
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.