48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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7 sections with “Guaranteeing agency”

  • FAR 32.303 General.
    …ense, subject to amounts annually authorized by Congress on the maximum obligation of any guaranteeing agency under any loan, discount, advance, or commitment in connection therewith, entered into under section 301. (See 50 U.S.C. App. 2091…
  • FAR 32.304-1 Application for guarantee.
    …oard. The Board will transmit the application and the list of contracts to the interested guaranteeing agency, so that the agency can determine the eligibility of the contractor. (c) To expedite the process, the Federal Reserve Bank may, p…
  • FAR 32.301 Definitions.
    …l arrangement made pursuant to Regulation V of the Federal Reserve Board, under which the guaranteeing agency is obligated, on demand of the lender, to purchase a stated percentage of the loan and to share any losses in the amount of the gu…
  • FAR 32.304-2 Certificate of eligibility.
    …clusion shall be documented and furnished to the agency contract finance office. (h) The guaranteeing agency shall review the proposed guarantee terms and conditions. If they are considered appropriate, the guaranteeing agency shall comple…
  • FAR 32.304-4 Guarantee amount and maturity.
    …acts. Pertinent information and the Federal Reserve Bank reports will be submitted to the guaranteeing agency under the procedures for the original guarantee application, described in 32.304-1. Normally, a new certificate of eligibility is …
  • FAR 32.304-8 Other borrowing.
    …eed loan. (3) A requirement that the contractor provide appropriate documentation to the guaranteeing agency, at intervals not longer than 30 days, to disclose outstanding unguaranteed borrowings.
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    …payments. (c) Loan guarantees are made by Federal Reserve banks, on behalf of designated guaranteeing agencies, to enable contractors to obtain financing from private sources under contracts for the acquisition of supplies or services for …

FAR (chapter 1)

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.