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FAR 32.609 Delays in receipt of notices or demands.

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 addresses what happens when the Government delays sending a demand letter for a debt. If interest is calculated from the date of the demand letter but the Government caused the delay, the date of the debt and the start of interest accrual are extended to a fair and reasonable time under the circumstances.

Applies to: Government contracting officers and contractors involved in debt demands and interest accrual

Key terms: interest · demand letter · date of the debt · accrual of interest

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The text

If interest is accrued based on the date of the demand letter and delivery of the demand letter is delayed by the Government (e.g., undue delay after dating at the originating office or delays in the mail), the date of the debt and accrual of interest shall be extended to a time that is fair and reasonable under the particular circumstances.

← 32.608-2 Interest credits. · 32.610 Compromising debts. →

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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