48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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22 sections with “final indirect cost settlement”

  • FAR 42.705 Final indirect cost rates.
    (a) Final indirect cost rates shall be established on the basis of— (1) Contracting officer determination procedure (see 42.705-1) or (2) Auditor determination procedure (see 42.705-2). (b) Within 120 days (or longer period, if approved …
  • FAR 31.110 Indirect cost rate certification and penalties on unallowable costs.
    (a) Certain contracts require certification of the indirect cost rates proposed for final payment purposes. See 42.703-2 for administrative procedures regarding the certification provisions and the related contract clause prescription. (b)…
  • FAR 49.303-4 Adjustment of indirect costs.
    …able Cost and Payment, and it appears that adjustment of indirect costs will unduly delay final settlement, the TCO, after obtaining information from the appropriate audit agency, may agree with the contractor to— (1) Negotiate the amount …
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …interest penalty provisions of the Prompt Payment Act. Interim payments made prior to the final payment under the contract are contract financing payments, except interim payments if this contract contains Alternate I to the clause at 52.23…
  • FAR 42.801 Notice of intent to disallow costs.
    … issued without coordination with the contracting officer or auditor having authority for final indirect cost settlement (see 42.705). (f) In the event the contractor submits a response that disagrees with the notice (see paragraph (b) abo…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …e Federal agency that, on behalf of all Federal agencies, is responsible for establishing final indirect cost rates and forward pricing rates, if applicable, and administering cost accounting standards for all contracts in a business unit. …
  • FAR 42.705-1 Contracting officer determination procedure.
    …ntracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) responsible for establishing the final indirect cost rates: (1) Business units of a multidivisional corporation under the cognizance of a corporate administrative contracting officer…
  • FAR 42.705-3 Educational institutions.
    (a) General. (1) Postdetermined final indirect cost rates shall be used in the settlement of indirect costs for all cost-reimbursement contracts with educational institutions, unless predetermined final indirect cost rates are authorized an…
  • FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records—Negotiation.
    …(d), and (e) of this clause, for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the Federal Acquisition Regulat…
  • FAR 42.704 Billing rates.
    …gnizant Federal agency official) or auditor responsible under 42.705 for establishing the final indirect cost rates also shall be responsible for determining the billing rates. (b) The contracting officer (or cognizant Federal agency offic…
  • FAR 42.708 Quick-closeout procedure.
    … 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 physically complete; (2) The amoun…
  • FAR 52.216-8 Fixed Fee.
    …5 percent of all fee withholds under this contract after receipt of an adequate certified final indirect cost rate proposal covering the year of physical completion of this contract, provided the Contractor has satisfied all other contract …
  • FAR 52.216-9 Fixed Fee—Construction.
    …5 percent of all fee withholds under this contract after receipt of an adequate certified final indirect cost rate proposal covering the year of physical completion of this contract, provided the Contractor has satisfied all other contract …
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …5 percent of all fee withholds under this contract after receipt of an adequate certified final indirect cost rate proposal covering the year of physical completion of this contract, provided the Contractor has satisfied all other contract …
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …icable law, regulation, or contract, is specifically named and stated to be unallowable. Final cost objective means (except for subparts 31.3 and 31.6) a cost objective that has allocated to it both direct and indirect costs and, in the co…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …osts when there is reason to believe they should be suspended or disapproved, and approve final vouchers. (8) Issue Notices of Intent to Disallow or not Recognize Costs (see subpart 42.8). (9) Establish final indirect cost rates and billi…
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    …equest them on the form prescribed in 49.602-4 at any time after submission of interim or final settlement proposals. The Government will process applications for partial payments promptly. A subcontractor shall submit its application throu…
  • FAR 42.702 Purpose.
    (a) Establishing final indirect cost rates under this subpart provides— (1) Uniformity of approach with a contractor when more than one contract or agency is involved; (2) Economy of administration; and (3) Timely settlement under cost-r…
  • FAR 4.804-1 Closeout by the office administering the contract.
    …nsidered closed when the contracting officer receives evidence of receipt of property and final payment, unless otherwise specified by agency regulations. (2) Files for firm-fixed-price contracts, other than those using simplified acquisit…
  • FAR 19.701 Definitions.
    …of the contract, contract modification, or subcontract. Total contract dollars means the final anticipated dollar value, including the dollar value of all options. Untimely Payment means a payment to a subcontractor that is more than 90 d…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …equired for performance of the contract or subcontract. Total contract dollars means the final anticipated dollar value, including the dollar value of all options. Untimely payment means a payment to a subcontractor that is more than 90 d…
  • DFARS 242.708 Quick-closeout procedure.
    …c contract, task order, or delivery order to be closed in advance of the determination of final direct costs and indirect rates set forth in FAR 42.705, regardless of the dollar value or percentage of unsettled direct or indirect costs allo…

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