48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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15 sections with “disbursing officer”

  • 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 …
  • DFARS 232.805 Procedure.
    …original of the notice in the contract file; (B) Forward two copies of the notice to the disbursing officer of the payment office cited in the contract; (C) Return a copy of the notice to the assignee; and (D) Advise the contracting offi…
  • DFARS 242.803 Disallowing costs after incurrence.
    …ere selected using sampling methodologies for provisional payment and sending them to the disbursing office after a pre-payment review. Interim vouchers not selected for a pre-payment review will be considered to be provisionally approved a…
  • FAR 42.803 Disallowing costs after incurrence.
    …tor shall forward approved vouchers for payment to the cognizant contracting, finance, or disbursing officer, as appropriate under the agency's procedures. (2) If the examination of a voucher raises a question regarding the allowability of…
  • FAR 49.402-3 Procedure for default.
    …the surety. In this case, the contractor must forward a written request to the designated disbursing officer specifically directing a change in address for mailing checks. (4) If the contractor is a small business firm, the contracting off…
  • FAR 13.001 Definitions.
    …hed by an advance of funds, without charge to an appropriation, from an agency finance or disbursing officer to a duly appointed cashier, for disbursement as needed from time to time in making payment in cash for relatively small amounts. …
  • FAR 32.802 Conditions.
    … officer or the agency head; (2) Surety on any bond applicable to the contract; and (3) Disbursing officer designated in the contract to make payment.
  • FAR 49.112-2 Final payment.
    …py of the settlement agreement to the voucher or invoice and forward the documents to the disbursing officer for payment. (b) Settlement by determination. If the settlement is by determination and— (1) There is no appeal within the allowe…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …rom these deductions shall be made upon the approval of the reimbursement vouchers by the Disbursing Officer, based upon the Contracting Officer's certification of the applicable dates. (2) Interest charges resulting from the monthly compu…
  • FAR 32.001 Definitions.
    … contract financing requests. The designated billing office might be— (1) The Government disbursing office; (2) The contract administration office; (3) The office accepting the supplies delivered or services performed by the contractor; …
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    …m for Award Management; and (3) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party. (f) If more than one disbursing office will make payment under a contract or agreement, the contracting officer, or ordering office (if the contract provides for choices b…
  • FAR 4.804-5 Procedures for closing out contract files.
    …made. (9) Invoice number and date, if the final approved invoice has been forwarded to a disbursing office of another agency or activity and the status of the payment is unknown. (10) A statement that all required contract administration …
  • FAR 13.402 Conditions for use.
    …aration and a lack of adequate communications facilities between Government receiving and disbursing activities that will make it impractical to make timely payment based on evidence of Government acceptance. (c) Title to the supplies pass…
  • FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management.
    …on provided by the Contractor's financial agent. (i) Payment information. The payment or disbursing office shall forward to the Contractor available payment information that is suitable for transmission as of the date of release of the EFT…
  • DFARS 213.305-3 Conditions for use.
    …afts must comply with— (A) DoD 7000.14-R, DoD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 5, Disbursing Policy and Procedures; and (B) The Treasury Financial Manual, Volume I, Part 4, Chapter 3000. (ii) Use of imprest funds requires approval…

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