FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2
DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
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In plain English
This clause requires contractors to submit payment requests and receiving reports electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), except in specific situations. It defines key payment terms and explains when alternative submission methods are allowed. Contractors must follow these electronic submission rules to get paid.
Applies to: Contractors submitting payment requests and receiving reports under DoD contracts
What it requires
- Submit payment requests and receiving reports in electronic form using WAWF, unless an exception applies.
- Prepare and furnish a receiving report at the time of each delivery of supplies or services.
- Submit payment requests and receiving reports to WAWF in one of the specified electronic formats: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer Protocol, or direct input through the WAWF website.
- Meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in the contract when submitting payment requests.
Key terms: Contract financing payment · Invoice payment · Payment request · Receiving report · Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF)
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The text
As prescribed in 232.7004(a), use the following clause:
Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (DEC 2018)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—
Contract financing payment means an authorized Government disbursement of monies to a contractor prior to acceptance of supplies or services by the Government.
(1) Contract financing payments include—
(i) Advance payments;
(ii) Performance-based payments;
(iii) Commercial advance and interim payments;
(iv) Progress payments based on cost under the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.232-16, Progress Payments;
(v) Progress payments based on a percentage or stage of completion (see FAR 32.102(e)), except those made under the clause at FAR 52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, or the clause at FAR 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts; and
(vi) Interim payments under a cost reimbursement contract, except for a cost reimbursement contract for services when Alternate I of the clause at FAR 52.232-25, Prompt Payment, is used.
(2) Contract financing payments do not include—
(i) Invoice payments;
(ii) Payments for partial deliveries; or
(iii) Lease and rental payments.
Electronic form means any automated system that transmits information electronically from the initiating system to affected systems.
Invoice payment means a Government disbursement of monies to a contractor under a contract or other authorization for supplies or services accepted by the Government.
(1) Invoice payments include—
(i) Payments for partial deliveries that have been accepted by the Government;
(ii) Final cost or fee payments where amounts owed have been settled between the Government and the contractor;
(iii) For purposes of subpart 32.9 only, all payments made under the clause at 52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, and the clause at 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts; and
(iv) Interim payments under a cost-reimbursement contract for services when Alternate I of the clause at 52.232-25, Prompt Payment, is used.
(2) Invoice payments do not include contract financing payments.
Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract or task or delivery order.
Receiving report means the data prepared in the manner and to the extent required by Appendix F, Material Inspection and Receiving Report, of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit payment requests and receiving reports in electronic form using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). The Contractor shall prepare and furnish to the Government a receiving report at the time of each delivery of supplies or services under this contract or task or delivery order.
(c) Submit payment requests and receiving reports to WAWF in one of the following electronic formats:
(1) Electronic Data Interchange.
(2) Secure File Transfer Protocol.
(3) Direct input through the WAWF website.
(d) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using methods other than WAWF only when—
(1) The Contractor has requested permission in writing to do so, and the Contracting Officer has provided instructions for a temporary alternative method of submission of payment requests and receiving reports in the contract administration data section of this contract or task or delivery order;
(2) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management System, and Cargo and Billing System);
(3) DoD makes payment on a contract or task or delivery order for rendered health care services using the TRICARE Encounter Data System; or
(4) The Governmentwide commercial purchase card is used as the method of payment, in which case submission of only the receiving report in WAWF is required.
(e) Information regarding WAWF is available at https://wawf.eb.mil/.
(f) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting payment requests.
(End of clause)
Sections it refers to
Sections that refer to it
- 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
- 232.7004 Contract clauses.
- 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
- 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
← 252.232-7002 Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales Acquisitions. · 252.232-7004 DoD Progress Payment Rates. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 252
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-07-02 · comments due 2026-08-31
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Certification Requirement for Military Recruitment Advertising (DFARS Case 2024-D022) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Purchase Exception for the Acquisition of U.S. Flags (DFARS Case 2024-D013) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-05-07 · comments due 2026-07-06
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041) ↗ · final rule 2025-09-10 · effective 2025-11-10
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education (DFARS Case 2024-D023); Correction ↗ · final rule 2025-08-28 · effective 2025-08-28
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of DoD Funding in Technical Publications (DFARS Case 2024-D003) ↗ · proposed 2025-08-25 · comments due 2025-10-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education (DFARS Case 2024-D023) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.