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FAR 32.903 Responsibilities.

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 assigns responsibilities for implementing prompt payment policies. Agency heads must set up procedures, may add standards or use different payment methods, and must give contractors points of contact for invoice status. Contracting officers must identify which Prompt Payment clauses and food categories apply to each line item when different payment terms exist.

Applies to: Agency heads and contracting officers

What it requires

  • Agency heads must establish policies and procedures to implement this subpart
  • Agency heads must inform contractors of points of contact in their payment offices to check invoice status
  • Contracting officers must identify the applicable Prompt Payment clauses for each line item when different payment terms apply
  • Contracting officers must identify the applicable Prompt Payment food category for each line item when multiple payment terms exist for food classes

Key terms: Prompt Payment clauses · invoice payment due dates · accelerated payment methods · line item number · perishable agricultural commodities

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The text

(a) Agency heads—

(1) Must establish the policies and procedures necessary to implement this subpart;

(2) May prescribe additional standards for establishing invoice payment due dates (see 32.904) necessary to support agency programs and foster prompt payment to contractors;

(3) May adopt different payment procedures in order to accommodate unique circumstances, provided that such procedures are consistent with the policies in this subpart;

(4) Must inform contractors of points of contact within their cognizant payment offices to enable contractors to obtain status of invoices; and

(5) May authorize the use of the accelerated payment methods specified at 5 CFR 1315.5, but see 32.009-1(a).

(b) When drafting solicitations and contracts, contracting officers must identify for each line item number, subline item number, or exhibit line item number—

(1) The applicable Prompt Payment clauses that apply to each item when the solicitation or contract contains items that will be subject to different payment terms; and

(2) The applicable Prompt Payment food category (e.g., which item numbers are meat or meat food products, which are perishable agricultural commodities), when the solicitation or contract contains multiple payment terms for various classes of foods and edible products.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 32.902 Definitions. · 32.904 Determining payment due dates. →

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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