SpendQueryBeta

FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 28: Bonds and Insurance › Subpart 28.1

FAR 28.103-4 Contract clause.

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 tells contracting officers to include a specific clause about performance and payment bonds in certain solicitations and contracts. It also requires the contracting officer to set the bond amounts and a deadline for returning signed bonds. Contractors should know that if their contract requires both payment and performance bonds, this clause will be included.

Applies to: Solicitations and contracts that require both payment and performance bonds (or only performance bonds when Alternate I is used)

Key terms: performance bonds · payment bonds · 52.228-16 · Alternate I · executed bonds

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

The text

The contracting officer shall insert a clause substantially the same as the clause at 52.228-16, Performance and Payment Bonds—Other than Construction, in solicitations and contracts that contain a requirement for both payment and performance bonds. The contracting officer shall determine the amount of each bond for insertion in the clause. The amount shall be adequate to protect the interest of the Government. The contracting officer shall also set a period of time (normally 10 days) for return of executed bonds. Alternate I shall be used when only performance bonds are required.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.228-16 Performance and Payment Bonds—Other Than Construction.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.228-16 Performance and Payment Bonds—Other Than Construction.

← 28.103-3 Payment bonds. · 28.104 Annual performance bonds. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 28

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

FAR 28.103-4 Contract clause · SpendQuery