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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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57 sections with “contract debt”: the first 40

  • FAR 49.402-6 Repurchase against contractor's account.
    (a) When the supplies or services are still required after termination, the contracting officer shall repurchase the same or similar supplies or services against the contractor's account as soon as practicable. The contracting officer shall…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    As prescribed in 12.301(b)(3), insert the following clause: Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) (a) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that c…
  • FAR 32.603 Debt determination.
    (a) If the contracting officer has any indication that a contractor owes money to the Government under a contract, the contracting officer shall determine promptly whether an actual debt is due and the amount. Any unnecessary delay may cont…
  • FAR 33.211 Contracting officer's decision.
    (a) When a claim by or against a contractor cannot be satisfied or settled by mutual agreement and a decision on the claim is necessary, the contracting officer shall— (1) Review the facts pertinent to the claim; (2) Secure assistance fro…
  • FAR 49.603-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts—complete termination, if settlement includes cost.
    [Insert the following in Block 14 of SF 30 for settlement of cost-reimbursement contracts that are completely terminated, if settlement includes costs.] (a) This supplemental agreement settles the settlement proposal resulting from the Not…
  • DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments.
    As prescribed in 232.7102, use the following clause: Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006) (a) 26 U.S.C. 6331(h) authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to continuously levy up to 100 percent of contract payments, up to the amount …
  • FAR 32.502-2 Contract finance office clearance.
    The contracting officer shall obtain the approval of the contract finance office or other offices designated under agency procedures before taking any of the following actions: (a) Providing a progress payment rate higher than the customar…
  • FAR 32.601 General.
    (a) Contract debts are amounts that— (1) Have been paid to a contractor to which the contractor is not currently entitled under the terms and conditions of the contract; or (2) Are otherwise due from the contractor under the terms and con…
  • FAR 32.602 Responsibilities.
    (a) The contracting officer has primary responsibility for identifying and demanding payment of contract debts except those resulting from errors made by the payment office. The contracting officer shall not collect contract debts or otherw…
  • FAR 32.604 Demand for payment.
    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the contracting officer shall take the following actions: (1) Issue the demand for payment as soon as the contracting officer has determined that an actual debt is due the Government…
  • FAR 32.607 Installment payments and deferment of collection.
    (a) The contracting officer shall not approve or deny a contractor's request for installment payments or deferment of collections. The office designated in agency procedures is responsible for approving or denying requests for installment p…
  • FAR 52.232-17 Interest.
    …sert the following clause: Interest (MAY 2014) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this contract under a Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data clause or a Cost Accounting Standards clause, all amounts that become pa…
  • DFARS 232.602 Responsibilities.
    (b) Disbursing officers are those officials designated to make payments under a contract or to receive payments of amounts due under a contract. The disbursing officer is responsible for determining the amount and collecting contract debts …
  • FAR 32.606 Debt collection.
    (a) If the contractor has not liquidated the debt within 30 days of the date due or requested installment payments or deferment of collection, the payment office shall initiate withholding of principal, interest, penalties, and administrati…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … or term when used in that part, subpart, or section. Acquisition means the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lea…
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …lies and commercial services at prices associated with volume buying. Indefinite delivery contracts are awarded to provide supplies and services at stated prices for given periods of time. GSA may delegate certain responsibilities to other …
  • FAR 13.201 General.
    …saster (42 U.S.C. 5122), the micro-purchase threshold is— (i) $25,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, inside the United States; and (ii) $40,000 in the case of any contract to be awarded an…
  • FAR 13.401 General.
    (a) The fast payment procedure allows payment under limited conditions to a contractor prior to the Government's verification that supplies have been received and accepted. The procedure provides for payment for supplies based on the contra…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    (a) General. (1) In general, the contracting officer does not synopsize orders under indefinite-delivery contracts; except see 16.505(a)(4) and (11), and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D). (2) Individual orders shall clearly describe all services to be …
  • FAR 22.1702 Definitions.
    …nt means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Coercion means— (1) Threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person…
  • FAR 32.409-3 Security, supervision, and covenants.
    (a) If advance payments are approved, the contracting officer shall enter into an agreement with the contractor covering special accounts and suitable covenants protecting the Government's interest (see 32.411). This requirement generally a…
  • FAR 32.605 Final decisions.
    (a) The contracting officer shall issue a final decision as required by 33.211 if— (1) The contracting officer and the contractor are unable to reach agreement on the existence or amount of a debt in a timely manner; (2) The contractor fa…
  • FAR 32.607-2 Deferment of collection.
    (a) All requests for deferment of collection must be submitted in writing to the contracting officer. (1) If the contractor has appealed the debt under the procedures of the Disputes clause of the contract, the information with the request…
  • FAR 32.608-1 Interest charges.
    …ified otherwise in the clause at 52.232-17, Interest, interest charges shall apply to any contract debt unpaid after 30 days from the issuance of a demand unless— (a) The contract is a kind excluded under 32.611; or (b) The contract or de…
  • FAR 32.608-2 Interest credits.
    …ent is in excess of the amount found to be due on appeal under the Disputes Clause of the contract. (3) When the collection procedures followed in a given case result in an overcollection of the debt due. (4) When the responsible official…
  • FAR 32.803 Policies.
    …to any such institution if the conditions in 32.802(d) and (e) continue to be met. (b) A contract may prohibit the assignment of claims if the agency determines the prohibition to be in the Government's interest. (c) Under a requirements …
  • FAR 32.1108 Payment by Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …g., financial institution) that issued the purchase card to make immediate payment to the contractor. The Government reimburses the third party at a later date for the third party's payment to the contractor. (a) The clause at 52.232-36, P…
  • FAR 33.102 General.
    (a) Without regard to the protest venue, contracting officers shall consider all protests and seek legal advice, whether protests are submitted before or after award and whether filed directly with the agency, the Government Accountability …
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    … location designated in the solicitation or, in the absence of such a designation, to the contracting officer, so it is received no later than 1 day after the protest is filed with the GAO. The GAO may dismiss the protest if the protester f…
  • FAR 49.101 Authorities and responsibilities.
    (a) The termination clauses or other contract clauses authorize contracting officers to terminate contracts for convenience, or for default, and to enter into settlement agreements under this regulation. (b) The contracting officer shall t…
  • FAR 49.404 Surety-takeover agreements.
    …e procedures in this section apply primarily, but not solely, to fixed-price construction contracts terminated for default. (b) Since the surety is liable for damages resulting from the contractor's default, the surety has certain rights a…
  • FAR 51.102 Authorization to use Government supply sources.
    (a) Before issuing an authorization to a contractor to use Government supply sources in accordance with 51.101 (a) or (b), the contracting officer shall place in the contract file a written finding supporting issuance of the authorization. …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ns equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOS…
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …nt means any individual, including a director, an officer, an employee, or an independent contractor, authorized to act on behalf of the organization. Coercion means— (1) Threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …yments (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 Contractor, and approval by the administering office, ____ [Insert the …
  • FAR 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party.
    …y (MAY 2014) (a) General. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this clause, the Contractor agrees to accept payments due under this contract, through payment by a third party in lieu of payment directly from the Government, in acc…
  • FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award.
    …fined in FAR 33.101) or a determination that a protest is likely (see FAR 33.102(d)), the Contracting Officer may, by written order to the Contractor, direct the Contractor to stop performance of the work called for by this contract. The or…
  • DFARS 232.072-1 Required financial reviews.
    The contracting officer shall perform a financial review when the contracting officer does not otherwise have sufficient information to make a positive determination of financial responsibility. In addition, the contracting officer shall co…
  • DFARS 232.072-2 Appropriate information.
    (a) The contracting officer shall obtain the type and depth of financial and other information that is required to establish a contractor's financial capability or disclose a contractor's financial condition. While the contracting officer s…
  • DFARS 232.072-3 Cash flow forecasts.
    (a) A contractor must be able to sustain a sufficient cash flow to perform the contract. When there is doubt regarding the sufficiency of a contractor's cash flow, the contracting officer should require the contractor to submit a cash flow …

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