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97 sections with “designated payment office”: the first 40

  • FAR 32.007 Contract financing payments.
    …paragraph (b) of this section, the due date for making contract financing payments by the designated payment office is the 30th day after the designated billing office receives a proper contract financing request. (2) If an audit or other …
  • FAR 32.905 Payment documentation and process.
    …equired by the contract. (3) If the invoice does not comply with these requirements, the designated billing office must return it within 7 days after receipt (3 days on contracts for meat, meat food products, or fish; 5 days on contracts f…
  • FAR 32.906 Making payments.
    …ent methods is necessary. See 32.903(a)(5), but see 32.009-1(a). (b) Payment office. The designated payment office— (1) Will mail checks on the same day they are dated; (2) For payments made by EFT, will specify a date on or before the e…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    …paragraphs (a)(2) and (c) of this clause, the due date for making invoice payments by the designated payment office is the later of the following two events: (A) The 30th day after the designated billing office receives a proper invoice fr…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    …ted by the Contractor, the later of the following two events: (A) The 30th day after the designated billing office receives a proper invoice from the Contractor (except as provided in paragraph (a)(1)(iii) of this clause). (B) The 30th da…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …ilestones in any project. (A) The due date for making such payments is 14 days after the designated billing office receives a proper payment request. If the designated billing office fails to annotate the payment request with the actual da…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    …ontract and not subject to the interest penalty provisions of the Prompt Payment Act. The designated payment office will pay approved requests on the _____ [Contracting Officer insert day as prescribed by agency head; if not prescribed, ins…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …r overpayments or to increase for underpayments. Upon receipt and approval of the voucher designated by the Contractor as the “completion voucher” and supporting documentation, and upon compliance by the Contractor with all terms of this co…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …nt is as follows: (1) The later of the following two events: (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 a…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …terim payments if this contract contains Alternate I to the clause at 52.232-25. (3) The designated payment office will make interim payments for contract financing on the __ [Contracting Officer insert day as prescribed by agency head; if…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …Contractor, and approval by the administering office, ____ [Insert the name of the office designated under agency procedures], or (2) under a letter of credit. The amount of the invoice or voucher submitted plus all advance payments previou…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …n the contract. Separate limits may be specified for separate actions. (l) Due date. The designated payment office will make progress payments on the ____ [Contracting Officer insert date as prescribed by agency head; if not prescribed, in…
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    …(j) of this clause). The Contractor shall provide this information directly to the office designated in this contract to receive that information (hereafter: “designated office”) by _________ [the Contracting Officer shall insert date, days…
  • FAR 52.232-35 Designation of Office for Government Receipt of Electronic Funds Transfer Information.
    …t by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management, the Government has designated the office cited in paragraph (c) of this clause as the office to receive the Contractor's electronic funds transfer (EFT) information, in …
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …s deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical items is at FAR 25.105. Designated country means— (1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) country (Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belg…
  • FAR 32.001 Definitions.
    …from these payments. Delivery payments are invoice payments for prompt payment purposes. Designated billing office means the office or person (governmental or nongovernmental) designated in the contract where the contractor first submits i…
  • FAR 32.907 Interest penalties.
    (a) Late payment. The designated payment office will pay an interest penalty automatically, without request from the contractor, when all of the following conditions, if applicable, have been met: (1) The designated billing office received…
  • DFARS 252.232-7011 Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations.
    …tract. (2) Contractor's invoice. The Contractor shall prepare and submit invoices to the designated billing office specified in the contract. A proper invoice should include the items listed in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) through (c)(2)(x) of thi…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …of a diplomatic mission of the United States or of a United States office abroad which is designated by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature, including any individual assigned under section 502(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 198…
  • FAR 32.607 Installment payments and deferment of collection.
    …y 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 payments or deferment of collections. (b) If a contr…
  • FAR 37.303 Payments.
    … useful to the Government than its value as salvage to the contractor should be expressly designated in the contract for retention by the Government. The contracting officer shall determine the fair market value of any property not so desig…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that— (1) Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or (2)…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    … only a portion of the total subcontract award to each Contractor. The sum of the amounts designated to various Contractors cannot exceed the total value of the subcontract. (C) The ANC or Indian tribe shall give a copy of the written desi…
  • FAR 52.237-5 Payment by Contractor to Government.
    …roperty to be dismantled, demolished, or removed under this contract and not specifically designated in the Schedule as being retained by the Government. The title shall vest in the Contractor immediately upon the Government's issuing the n…
  • FAR 52.237-6 Incremental Payment by Contractor to Government.
    …mount and frequency specified in the Schedule. Checks shall be made payable to the office designated in the contract and shall be forwarded to the Contracting Officer. (b) Upon the Government's receipt of each increment of payment, the Con…
  • FAR 32.405 Applying Pub. L. 85-804 to advance payments under sealed bid contracts.
    (a) Actions that designated agencies may take to facilitate the national defense without regard to other provisions of law relating to contracts, as explained in 50.101-1(a), also include making advance payments. These advance payments may …
  • FAR 32.502-2 Contract finance office clearance.
    …racting 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 customary rate (…
  • FAR 32.607-1 Installment payments.
    …ll notify the contractor to send a written request for installment payments to the office designated in agency procedures.
  • FAR 32.909 Contractor inquiries.
    (a) Direct questions involving— (1) Delinquent payments to the designated billing office or designated payment office; and (2) Disagreements in payment amount or timing to the contracting officer for resolution. The contracting officer mu…
  • FAR 32.1004 Procedures.
    …ce payments. Performance-based amounts shall be liquidated by deducting a percentage or a designated dollar amount from the delivery payments. The contracting officer shall specify the liquidation rate or designated dollar amount in the con…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …n original invoice and three copies (or electronic invoice, if authorized) to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include— (i) Name and address of the Contractor; (ii) Invoice date and number; (iii…
  • FAR 52.213-1 Fast Payment Procedure.
    …tities shown on the invoice, and that the supplies are in the quantity and of the quality designated by the contract, order, or blanket purchase agreement. (e) FAST PAY container identification. The Contractor shall mark all outer shipping…
  • FAR 52.232-3 Payments Under Personal Services Contracts.
    …bmission by the Contractor of proper invoices or time statements to the office or officer designated and at the time provided for in this contract. The Government shall also pay the Contractor (a) a per diem rate in lieu of subsistence for …
  • FAR 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment.
    … has not placed a date on the invoice, the due date shall be calculated from the date the designated billing office receives a proper invoice, provided the agency annotates such invoice with the date of receipt at the time of receipt. For t…
  • FAR 52.237-4 Payment by Government to Contractor.
    …all receive title to all property to be dismantled or demolished that is not specifically designated as being retained by the Government. The title shall vest in the Contractor immediately upon the Government's issuing the notice of award, …
  • DFARS 227.7009-4 Additional clauses—contracts providing for payment of a running royalty.
    …d payment of royalties. (1) The contract should contain a provision specifying the office designated within the specific Department involved to make any necessary reports to the contractor of the extent of use of the licensed subject matter…
  • DFARS 252.227-7009 Reporting and payment of royalties.
    …yment of Royalties (SEP 2019) (a) The [insert the Contracting Officer or the name of the designated office, in accordance with agency procedures] shall, on or before the sixtieth (60th) day next following the end of each yearly* period end…
  • DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
    …nd Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall— (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https:…
  • FAR 33.104 Protests to GAO.
    …tester is required to furnish a copy of its complete protest to the official and 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 p…
  • FAR 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …payment and not subject to the interest penalty provisions of the Prompt Payment Act. The designated payment office will pay approved payment requests within 30 days of submittal of a proper request for payment. (h) Conflict between terms …

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