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43 sections with “Withholding payments”: the first 40

  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    (a) Withholding from contract payments. If the contracting officer believes a violation exists (see 22.406-8), or upon request of the Department of Labor, the contracting officer must withhold from payments due the contractor an amount equa…
  • FAR 52.232-9 Limitation on Withholding of Payments.
    …opment contract is contemplated that includes two or more terms authorizing the temporary withholding of amounts otherwise payable to the contractor for supplies delivered or services performed: Limitation on Withholding of Payments (APR 1…
  • FAR 28.106-7 Withholding contract payments.
    …, the surety must agree to hold the Government harmless from any liability resulting from withholding the final payment. The contracting officer will authorize final payment upon agreement between the contractor and surety or upon a judicia…
  • FAR 29.204 Federal excise tax on specific foreign contract payments.
    …CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7 require acquiring agencies to collect this excise tax via withholding on applicable contract payments (see 29.402-3, 31.205-41(b)(8)). Agencies merely withhold the tax (section 5000C tax) for the Internal Rev…
  • DFARS 222.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    (a) Withholding from contract payments. The contracting officer shall contact the labor advisor for assistance when payments due a contractor are not available to satisfy that contractor's liability for Construction Wage Rate Requirements o…
  • DFARS 228.106-7 Withholding contract payments.
    (a) Withholding may be appropriate in other than construction contracts (see FAR 32.112-1(b)).
  • DFARS 242.7000 Contractor business system deficiencies.
    … withhold payments, the contracting officer shall ensure that the total amount of payment withholding under 252.242-7005 does not exceed 10 percent of progress payments, performance-based payments, and interim payments under cost-reimbursem…
  • DFARS 252.242-7005 Contractor business systems.
    …rial weaknesses, the final determination will include a notice to withhold payments. (e) Withholding payments. (1) If the Contracting Officer issues the final determination with a notice to withhold payments for material weaknesses in a c…
  • FAR 22.1022 Withholding of contract payments.
    Any violations of the clause at 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, as amended, renders the responsible contractor liable for the amount of any deductions, rebates, refunds, or underpayments (which includes nonpayment) of compensat…
  • DFARS 252.227-7030 Technical data—withholding of payment.
    …cribed at 227.7103-6(e)(2) or 227.7104-4(b)(6), use the following clause: Technical Data—Withholding of Payment (MAR 2000) (a) If technical data specified to be delivered under this contract, is not delivered within the time specified by …
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …in this clause, may result in disapproval of the system by the Contracting Officer and/or withholding of payments. (c) System criteria. The Contractor's purchasing system shall— (1) Have an adequate system description including policies, …
  • FAR 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements.
    …c)(1) If the Contractor is a foreign person and has only a partial or no exemption to the withholding, the Contractor shall include the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party …
  • FAR 52.232-10 Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …Contracting Officer or authorized representative. The Contracting Officer shall require a withholding from amounts due under paragraph (a) of this clause of up to 10 percent only if the Contracting Officer determines that such a withholding…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    … to the ability of a subcontractor to furnish a performance bond and a payment bond; (2) Withholding permitted. Permit the Contractor or subcontractor to make a determination that part or all of the subcontractor's request for payment may …
  • FAR 52.222-7 Withholding of Funds.
    As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Withholding of Funds (MAY 2014) The Contracting Officer shall, upon his or her own action or upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor, withhol…
  • FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation.
    … its implementing regulations at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1 through 1.5000C-7. (c) Exemptions from withholding under this provision are described at 26 CFR 1.5000C-1(d)(5) through (7). The Offeror would claim an exemption from the withholding by usi…
  • DFARS 217.7404-3 Definitization schedule.
    …ult). (2) Contracting officers shall document in the contract file the justification for withholding or not withholding payments if the qualifying proposal was not submitted in accordance with the contract definitization schedule.
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    … maintain an acceptable accounting system, as defined in this clause, shall result in the withholding of payments if the contract includes the clause at 252.242-7005, Contractor Business Systems, and also may result in disapproval of the sy…
  • DFARS 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration.
    …in this clause, may result in disapproval of the system by the Contracting Officer and/or withholding of payments. (c) System criteria. The Contractor's property management system shall be in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (f) of the c…
  • DFARS 227.7103-14 Conformity, acceptance, and warranty of technical data.
    … conform to the contractual requirements. (2) The clause at 252.227-7030, Technical Data—Withholding of Payment, provides for withholding up to 10 percent of the contract price pending correction or replacement of the nonconforming technic…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …ive action plan showing milestones and actions to eliminate the material weaknesses. (g) Withholding payments. If the Contracting Officer makes a final determination to disapprove the Contractor's estimating system, and the contract includ…
  • DFARS 252.234-7002 Earned Value Management System.
    …ive action plan showing milestones and actions to eliminate the material weaknesses. (j) Withholding payments. If the Contracting Officer makes a final determination to disapprove the Contractor's EVMS, and the contract includes the clause…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …ive action plan showing milestones and actions to eliminate the material weaknesses. (g) Withholding payments. If the Contracting Officer makes a final determination to disapprove the Contractor's MMAS, and the contract includes the clause…
  • FAR 32.111 Contract clauses for noncommercial purchases.
    …templated. (2) A clause, substantially the same as the clause at 52.232-9, Limitation on Withholding of Payments, in solicitations and contracts when a supply contract, research and development contract, service contract, time-and-material…
  • FAR 32.606 Debt collection.
    …uested installment payments or deferment of collection, the payment office shall initiate withholding of principal, interest, penalties, and administrative charges. In the event the contract is assigned under the Assignment of Claims Act of…
  • FAR 32.804 Extent of assignee's protection.
    …omply with, the terms of the contract. (iv) Taxes or social security contributions. (v) Withholding or nonwithholding of taxes or social security contributions. (c) In some circumstances, a setoff may be appropriate even though the assig…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …contractor. (f) Requires the prime contractor to notify the contracting officer when the withholding under paragraph (d)(2) of this section has been accomplished unless the amount withheld has been paid to the Government. (g) Requires a p…
  • FAR 4.705-2 Pay administration records.
    …ies and wages paid to individual employees for each payroll period; change slips; and tax withholding statements: Retain 4 years. (b) Clock cards or other time and attendance cards: Retain 2 years. (c) Paid checks, receipts for wages paid…
  • FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.
    …al Use), or a similar form that provides the same data and identical representation. (b) Withholding for nonsubmission. If the contractor fails to submit copies of its or its subcontractors' payrolls promptly, the contracting officer shall…
  • FAR 22.1309 Actions because of noncompliance.
    … Equal Opportunity for Veterans. These sanctions (see 41 CFR 60-300.66) may include— (a) Withholding progress payments; (b) Termination or suspension of the contract; or (c) Debarment of the contractor.
  • FAR 22.1407 Actions because of noncompliance.
    …y for Workers with Disabilities. These sanctions (see 41 CFR 60-741.66) may include— (a) Withholding from payments otherwise due; (b) Termination or suspension of the contract; or (c) Debarment of the contractor.
  • FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.
    … violation. If the contractor does not remedy the violation, the Administrator may direct withholding of payments due on the contract or any other contract between the contractor and the Federal Government. Upon final decision and direction…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …anted, in accordance with the procedures in 29 CFR 13.43. (d) Remedies and sanctions—(1) Withholding or suspending payment. The contracting officer shall, upon his or her own action or upon written request of the Administrator of the Wage …
  • FAR 27.305-2 Administration by the Government.
    … deficient, the contracting officer should explain to the contractor its obligations. The withholding of payments provision (if any) of the patent rights clause may be invoked if the contractor fails to meet the obligations required by the …
  • FAR 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters.
    …any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror's res…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …stimated cost initially negotiated, adjusted in accordance with paragraph (d) below. (c) Withholding of payment. (1) Normally, the Government shall pay the fee to the Contractor as specified in the Schedule. However, when the Contracting O…
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …djusts this civil monetary penalty for inflation no later than January 15 each year. (c) Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages. The Contracting Officer will withhold from payments due under the contract sufficient funds requi…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …A pay period under this statute may not be of any duration longer than semi-monthly. (k) Withholding of Payments and Termination of Contract. The Contracting Officer shall withhold or cause to be withheld from the Government Prime Contract…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …ll their obligations through an individual fund, plan, or program (see 29 CFR 13.8). (e) Withholding. The Contracting Officer will, upon his or her own action or upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Lab…
  • FAR 52.229-13 Taxes—Foreign Contracts in Afghanistan.
    …hese employees and remit those payments to the appropriate Afghan taxing authority. These withholdings are an individual's liability, not a tax against the Contractor. (c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this cl…

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