SpendQueryBeta

FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 242: Contract Administration and Audit Services › Subpart 242.71

DFARS 242.7100 General.

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 a voluntary refund as a payment or credit to the Government from a contractor or subcontractor that is not required by any contractual or other legal obligation. It directs users to follow the procedures in PGI 242.7100 for handling voluntary refunds. For contractors, it clarifies what counts as a voluntary refund and points to the applicable procedural guidance.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors making voluntary refunds to the Government

What it requires

  • Follow the procedures at PGI 242.7100 for voluntary refunds

Key terms: voluntary refund · payment or credit · contractor · subcontractor · PGI 242.7100

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

A voluntary refund is a payment or credit (adjustment under one or more contracts or subcontracts) to the Government from a contractor or subcontractor that is not required by any contractual or other legal obligation. Follow the procedures at PGI 242.7100 for voluntary refunds.

Sections that refer to it

  • 215.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.

← 242.7001 Contract clause. · 242.7200 Scope of subpart. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 242

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

DFARS 242.7100 General · SpendQuery