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49 sections with “advance payment provision”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.405 Applying Pub. L. 85-804 to advance payments under sealed bid contracts.
    …provisions of law relating to contracts, as explained in 50.101-1(a), also include making advance payments. These advance payments may be made at or after award of sealed bid contracts as well as negotiated contracts. (b) Bidders may reque…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    As prescribed in 32.412(a), insert the following clause: Advance Payments (MAY 2001) (a) Requirements for payment. Advance payments will be made under this contract (1) upon submission of properly certified invoices or vouchers by the Con…
  • FAR 28.105-1 Advance payment bonds.
    Advance payment bonds may be required only when the contract contains an advance payment provision and a performance bond is not furnished. The contracting officer shall determine the amount of the advance payment bond necessary to protect …
  • DFARS 252.232-7000 Advance payment pool.
    As prescribed in 232.412-70(a), use the following clause: Advance Payment Pool (APR 2020) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, advance payments will be made for contract performance in accordance with the Determinatio…
  • DFARS 252.232-7005 Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments—DoD Mentor-Protégé Program.
    As prescribed in 232.412-70(b), use the following clause: Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments—DoD Mentor-Protégé Program (MAR 2024) (a) The Government will reimburse the Contractor for any advance payments made by the Contract…
  • FAR 32.202-2 Types of payments for commercial product and commercial service purchases.
    …mercial financing authority and the implementation of the Prompt Payment Act. Commercial advance payment, as used in this section, means a payment made before any performance of work under the contract. The aggregate of these payments shal…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …amount, product or service(s) to be provided, contract performance period, rate ceilings, advance approval requirements, pre-contract cost allowability limitations, and billing limitations. (v) The Contractor shall update the billings on a…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …ayments shall be liquidated by deducting from any payment under this contract, other than advance or progress payments, the unliquidated progress payments, or 80 percent of the amount invoiced, whichever is less. The Contractor shall repay …
  • DFARS 217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies.
    …raft, the budget request includes full funding of procurement funds for production beyond advance procurement activities of aircraft units to be produced in the fiscal year covered by the budget; (3) Cancellation provisions in the contract…
  • FAR 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …00; or (ii) For an indefinite dollar amount and the contracting officer does not know in advance that the contract amount will be $2,500 or less. (2) The contracting officer shall not insert the clause at 52.222-41 (or any of the associat…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …r any other Federal contract with the same contractor, so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be considered necessary to pay employees the full amount owed to compensate for any violation of E.O. 13706 or 29 CFR part 13; and (B…
  • FAR 28.001 Definitions.
    …ustained by the obligee. The types of bonds and related documents are as follows: (1) An advance payment bond secures fulfillment of the contractor's obligations under an advance payment provision. (2) An annual bid bond is a single bond …
  • FAR 32.001 Definitions.
    …used in this part— Commercial interim payment means any payment that is not a commercial advance payment or a delivery payment. These payments are contract financing payments for prompt payment purposes (i.e., not subject to the interest p…
  • FAR 32.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …rnment in accordance with the terms of the contract. Contracts may provide for commercial advance and commercial interim payments based upon a wide variety of bases, including (but not limited to) achievement or occurrence of specified even…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …basis. If no overtime rates are provided in the Schedule and overtime work is approved in advance by the Contracting Officer, overtime rates shall be negotiated. Failure to agree upon these overtime rates shall be treated as a dispute under…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    …n the Government under this clause, the Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer's advance approval of the action and the terms. If approved, the basis for payment (the events or performance criteria) to which the property is related…
  • DFARS 232.206 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …t terms for commercial product and commercial service contract financing: (i) Commercial advance payments: The contractor entitlement date specified in the contract, or 30 days after receipt by the designated billing office of a proper req…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …product that evolved from a product described in paragraph (1) of this definition through advances in technology or performance and that is not yet available in the commercial marketplace, but will be available in the commercial marketplace…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …other account within the same fund, are unallowable except to the extent authorized by an advance agreement. If the withdrawal of assets from a pension fund is a plan termination under ERISA, the provisions of paragraph (j)(3) of this subse…
  • FAR 32.202-1 Policy.
    …nterest of the Government. (b) Authorization. Commercial interim payments and commercial advance payments may be made under the following circumstances— (1) The contract item financed is a commercial supply or service; (2) The contract p…
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …g subcontracts: (e)(1) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer reasonably in advance of placing any subcontract or modification thereof for which consent is required under paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this clause, including th…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …h the benefits to be paid, or the basis for determining such benefits, are established in advance and the contributions are intended to provide the stated benefits. Defined-contribution pension plan means a pension plan in which the contri…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …cation to the Contractor, shall take action to cause suspension of any further payment or advance of funds until the violation ceases. (4) The Contractor shall permit authorized representatives of the Wage and Hour Division to conduct inte…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …r any other Federal contract with the same Contractor, so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be considered necessary to pay employees the full amount owed to compensate for any violation of the requirements of E.O. 13706, 29 CF…
  • DFARS 209.104-1 General standards.
    …tion of the national security interests involved and the ways award of the contract helps advance those interests; (4) The availability of another entity with the capacity, capability and technical expertise to satisfy defense acquisition,…
  • DFARS 237.104 Personal services contracts.
    …social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other comparable professionals who have advanced degrees in counseling or related academic disciplines and who meet all requirements for State licensure and board certification requirements,…
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    … impose any obligation on the Government to request any services or make any payment. 8. Advance payments are authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2396(a)(3). 9. Submit invoices to: ____________ (name and address of activity). Schedule Provisions 1.…
  • FAR 32.501-5 Other protective terms.
    …unts. (d) Protective covenants of the kinds in paragraph (p) of the clause at 52.232-12, Advance Payments. (e) A provision, included in the solicitation and resultant contract when first article testing is required (see subpart 9.3), limi…
  • FAR 32.502-4 Contract clauses.
    …ntracts under which the Government will provide progress payments based on costs. (2) If advance agency approval has been given in accordance with 32.501-1, the contracting officer may substitute a different customary rate for other than s…
  • FAR 35.017-1 Sponsoring agreements.
    …ate, other provisions, such as identification of—(1) Any cost elements which will require advance agreement if cost-type contracts are used; and (2) Considerations which will affect negotiation of fees where payment of fees is determined b…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …at officer. (5) Negotiate forward pricing rate agreements (see 15.407-3). (6) Negotiate advance agreements applicable to treatment of costs under contracts currently assigned for administration (see 31.109). (7) Determine the allowabilit…
  • FAR 42.708 Quick-closeout procedure.
    …nd indirect costs for a specific contract, task order, or delivery order to be closed, in advance of the determination of final direct costs and indirect rates set forth in 42.705, if— (1) The contract, task order, or delivery order is phy…
  • FAR 49.402-2 Effect of termination for default.
    …liable for the contractor's costs on undelivered work and is entitled to the repayment of advance and progress payments, if any, applicable to that work. The Government may elect, under the Default clause, to require the contractor to trans…
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    …ult on the ability of the contractor to liquidate guaranteed loans, progress payments, or advance payments. (7) Any other pertinent facts and circumstances. (g) If, after compliance with the procedures in paragraphs (a) through (f) of thi…
  • FAR 49.603-1 Fixed-price contracts—complete termination.
    … progress payments previously made to the Contractor or its assignee and all unliquidated advance payments (with any interest) and (B) the amount of $____________ for all applicable property disposal credits [insert if appropriate, “and (C)…
  • FAR 49.603-2 Fixed-price contracts—partial termination.
    … progress payments previously made to the Contractor or its assignee and all unliquidated advance payments (with any interest) applicable to the terminated portion of the contract and (B) the amount of $____________ for all applicable prope…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    … progress payments previously made to the Contractor or its assignee and all unliquidated advance payments (with any interest), (B) the amount of $________ for all applicable property disposal credits [insert if appropriate, “and (C) the am…
  • FAR 49.603-8 Fixed-price contracts—settlements with subcontractors only.
    …er with the amount of $__________ previously paid the Contractor as partial, progress, or advance payments, constitutes payment in full and complete settlement, except as provided in subparagraph (b)(6) below, of the amount due the Contract…
  • FAR 50.103-4 Facts and evidence.
    …A statement of payments received, due, and yet to be received or to become due, including advance and progress payments; amounts withheld by the Government; and information as to any obligations of the Government yet to be performed under t…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … rates are provided in the Schedule and the Contracting Officer approves overtime work in advance, overtime rates shall be negotiated. (2) Failure to agree upon these overtime rates shall be treated as a dispute under the Disputes clause o…

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