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FAR 32.605 Final decisions.

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 the contracting officer when to issue a final decision on a government debt owed by a contractor, such as when no agreement is reached, the contractor does not pay on time, or the contractor asks to delay collection. It also requires the final decision to keep the same due date as any earlier demand and to be sent in a way that proves the contractor received it. For contractors, this matters because a final decision is a formal step that can lead to further collection action.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling contractor debts and the contractors who owe those debts

What it requires

  • Issue a final decision as required by 33.211 in the listed situations
  • If a demand for payment was previously issued, identify the same due date in the final decision
  • Furnish the decision to the contractor by certified mail, return receipt requested, or another method that provides evidence of receipt
  • Forward a copy to the payment office identified in the contract

Key terms: final decision · contracting officer · debt · demand for payment · certified mail, return receipt requested

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

The text

(a) The contracting officer shall issue a final decision as required by 33.211 if—

(1) The contracting officer and the contractor are unable to reach agreement on the existence or amount of a debt in a timely manner;

(2) The contractor fails to liquidate a debt previously demanded by the contracting officer within the timeline specified in the demand for payment unless the amounts were not repaid because the contractor has requested an installment payment agreement; or

(3) The contractor requests a deferment of collection on a debt previously demanded by the contracting officer (see 32.607-2).

(b) If a demand for payment was previously issued for the debt, the demand for payment included in the final decision shall identify the same due date as the original demand for payment.

(c) The contracting officer shall—

(1) Furnish the decision to the contractor by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by any other method that provides evidence of receipt; and

(2) Forward a copy to the payment office identified in the contract.

Sections it refers to

  • 33.211 Contracting officer's decision.
  • 32.607-2 Deferment of collection.

Sections that refer to it

← 32.604 Demand for payment. · 32.606 Debt collection. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 32

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

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