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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2

DFARS 252.232-7009 Mandatory payment by Governmentwide commercial purchase card.

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 clause requires the contractor to accept the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as the payment method for orders or calls at or below the micro-purchase threshold under this contract or agreement. It matters because it dictates how the contractor must receive payment for those smaller transactions.

Applies to: Contractors with this clause in their contract or agreement

What it requires

  • Accept the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as the method of payment for orders or calls valued at or below the micro-purchase threshold in DFARS part 202

Key terms: Governmentwide commercial purchase card · micro-purchase threshold · orders or calls

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

The text

As prescribed in 232.1110, use the following clause:

Mandatory Payment by Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card (MAY 2018)

The Contractor agrees to accept the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as the method of payment for orders or calls valued at or below the micro-purchase threshold in part 202 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, under this contract or agreement.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 232.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

Sections that refer to it

  • 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 232.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.

← 252.232-7008 Assignment of claims (overseas). · 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 252

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

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