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137 sections with “contractor progress”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    … clause: Progress Payments (NOV 2021) The Government will make progress payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but not more frequently than monthly, in amounts of $2,500 or more approved by the Contracting Officer, …
  • FAR 29.303 Application of State and local taxes to Government contractors and subcontractors.
    (a) Prime contractors and subcontractors shall not normally be designated as agents of the Government for the purpose of claiming immunity from State or local sales or use taxes. Before any activity contends that a contractor is an agent of…
  • FAR 32.110 Payment of subcontractors under cost-reimbursement prime contracts.
    If the contractor makes financing payments to a subcontractor under a cost-reimbursement prime contract, the contracting officer should accept the financing payments as reimbursable costs of the prime contract only under the following condi…
  • FAR 32.112-1 Subcontractor assertions of nonpayment.
    … 2091 and 8105 of Pub. L. 103-355 (10 U.S.C. 4601 note prec.), upon the assertion by a subcontractor or supplier of a Federal contractor that the subcontractor or supplier has not been paid in accordance with the payment terms of the subcon…
  • FAR 32.503-2 Supervision of progress payments.
    …ents supervision, by prepayment review or periodic review, should vary inversely with the contractor's experience, performance record, reliability, quality of management, and financial strength, and with the adequacy of the contractor's acc…
  • FAR 32.503-3 Initiation of progress payments and review of accounting system.
    (a) For contractors that the administrative contracting officer (ACO) has found by previous experience or recent audit review (within the last 12 months) to be (1) reliable, competent, and capable of satisfactory performance, (2) possessed …
  • FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.
    …l service purchase financing terms, provided they meet the criteria in 32.202-1. (b) The contractor's requests for progress payments may include the full amount of commercial product or commercial service purchase financing payments, perfo…
  • FAR 49.603-8 Fixed-price contracts—settlements with subcontractors only.
    …ck 14 of SF 30 for settlements of fixed-price contracts covering only settlements with subcontractors.] (a) This agreement settles that portion of the settlement proposal of the Contractor that is based upon termination of the following su…
  • FAR 52.209-3 First Article Approval—Contractor Testing.
    …s prescribed in 9.308-1 (a) and (b), insert the following clause: First Article Approval—Contractor Testing (SEP 1989) [Contracting Officer shall insert details] (a) The Contractor shall test __ unit(s) of Lot/Item __ as specified in thi…
  • FAR 52.237-4 Payment by Government to Contractor.
    …whenever the contracting officer determines that the Government shall make payment to the contractor in addition to any title to property that the contractor may receive under the contract: Payment by Government to Contractor (APR 1984) (…
  • DFARS 242.7000 Contractor business system deficiencies.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this subpart— Acceptable contractor business systems means contractor business systems that comply with the terms and conditions of the applicable business system clauses listed in the definition of “contractor …
  • 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…
  • DFARS 252.242-7005 Contractor business systems.
    As prescribed in 242.7001, use the following clause: Contractor Business Systems (Jan 2025) (a) This clause only applies to covered contracts that are subject to the Cost Accounting Standards under 41 U.S.C. chapter 15, as implemented in …
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    (a) SF 1403, Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor (General). (i) The factors in Section III, Block 19, generally mean— (A) Technical capability. An assessment of the prospective contractor's key management personnel to determine if th…
  • FAR 32.112-2 Subcontractor requests for information.
    …2091 and 8105 of Public Law 103-355 (10 U.S.C. 4601 note prec.), upon the request of a subcontractor or supplier under a Federal contract other than for a commercial product or commercial service, the contracting officer shall promptly advi…
  • FAR 32.503-4 Approval of progress payment requests.
    (a) When the reliability of the contractor and the adequacy of the contractor's accounting system and controls have been established (see 32.503-3 above) the ACO may, in approving any particular progress payment request (including initial r…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …eceipt at the time of receipt, the payment due date is the 14th day after the date of the Contractor's payment request, provided the designated billing office receives a proper payment request and there is no disagreement over quantity, qua…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …ription. The contract type risk factor focuses on the degree of cost risk accepted by the contractor under varying contract types. The working capital adjustment is an adjustment added to the profit objective for contract type risk. It only…
  • FAR 32.501-2 Unusual progress payments.
    …delivery expenditures that are large in relation to contract price and in relation to the contractor's working capital and credit; (2) The contractor fully documents an actual need to supplement any private financing available, including g…
  • FAR 32.503-5 Administration of progress payments.
    …ile the ACO may, in approving progress payment requests under 32.503-3 above, rely on the contractor's accounting system and certification without prepayment review, postpayment reviews (including audits when considered necessary) shall be …
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    …se for the system only. (b) Company A is the systems engineering and technical direction contractor for system X. After some progress, but before completion, the system is canceled. Later, system Y is developed to achieve the same purposes…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …ontracting officer shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the prospective contractor, whether the defective data increase or decrease the contract price. The contracting officer shall consider any new data submitted to corre…
  • FAR 16.104 Factors in selecting contract types.
    …, so that a contract type that places a reasonable degree of cost responsibility upon the contractor can be negotiated. (d) Type and complexity of the requirement. Complex requirements, particularly those unique to the Government, usually …
  • FAR 30.606 Resolving cost impacts.
    …s estimating costs shall not be increased (48 CFR 9903.201-6(d)); (iv) Shall require the contractor to correct the noncompliance, i.e., ensure that compliant cost accounting practices will now be utilized to estimate proposed contract cost…
  • FAR 32.001 Definitions.
    …ayment Act in accordance with subpart 32.9). A commercial interim payment is given to the contractor after some work has been done, whereas a commercial advance payment is given to the contractor when no work has been done. Contract action…
  • FAR 32.006-4 Procedures.
    … case in which an agency's remedy coordination official finds substantial evidence that a contractor's request for advance, partial, or progress payments under a contract awarded by that agency is based on fraud, the remedy coordination off…
  • FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.
    (a) Advance payments are advances of money by the Government to a prime contractor before, in anticipation of, and for the purpose of complete performance under one or more contracts. They are expected to be liquidated from payments due to …
  • FAR 32.104 Providing contract financing.
    …ernment's best interest in the solicitation (see 32.106 and 32.113); and (5) Monitor the contractor's use of the contract financing provided and the contractor's financial status. (b) If the contractor is a small business concern, the con…
  • FAR 32.306 Loan guarantees for subcontracts.
    If the request for a loan guarantee concerns a subcontractor that is financially weak in comparison with its contractor, the Government's interests may be fostered by the contractor making progress payments to the subcontractor. If so, the …
  • FAR 32.402 General.
    …they should not be authorized if other types of financing are reasonably available to the contractor in adequate amounts. Loans and credit at excessive interest rates or other exorbitant charges, or loans from other Government agencies, are…
  • FAR 32.502-4 Contract clauses.
    …dation rate indicated. (3) If an unusual progress payment rate is approved for the prime contractor (see 32.501-2), substitute the approved rate for the customary rate in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(6), and (b) of the clause. (4) If the liquid…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    …recipitately or arbitrarily. These actions should be taken only after— (i) Notifying the contractor of the intended action and providing an opportunity for discussion; (ii) Evaluating the effect of the action on the contractor's operation…
  • FAR 32.503-9 Liquidation rates—alternate method.
    …in this 32.503-9. The objective of the alternate liquidation rate method is to permit the contractor to retain the earned profit element of the contract prices for completed items in the liquidation process. The contracting officer may redu…
  • FAR 32.503-15 Application of Government title terms.
    …Property; and (2) The termination clauses at 52.249, for termination inventory. (c) The contractor may sell or otherwise dispose of current production scrap in the ordinary course of business on its own volition, even if title has vested …
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    … (i) The 30th day after the designated billing office receives a proper invoice from the contractor (except as provided in paragraph (b)(3) of this section). (ii) The 30th day after Government acceptance of supplies delivered or services …
  • FAR 32.905 Payment documentation and process.
    …erim payments on cost reimbursement contracts for services): (i) Name and address of the contractor. (ii) Invoice date and invoice number. (Contractors should date invoices as close as possible to the date of mailing or transmission.) (i…
  • FAR 32.1010 Risk of loss.
    … the clause at 52.232-32, Performance-Based Payments, and except for normal spoilage, the contractor bears the risk of loss for Government property, even though title is vested in the Government, unless the Government has expressly assumed …
  • FAR 35.005 Work statement.
    …ives (for development and applied research) is essential. The work statement should allow contractors freedom to exercise innovation and creativity. Work statements must be individually tailored by technical and contracting personnel to att…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …2.101) has designated the contracting officer to perform these functions. (1) Review the contractor's compensation structure. (2) Review the contractor's insurance plans. (3) Conduct post-award orientation conferences. (4) Review and ev…
  • FAR 42.1101 General.
    Production surveillance is a function of contract administration used to determine contractor progress and to identify any factors that may delay performance. Production surveillance involves Government review and analysis of (a) contractor…

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