48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

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4 sections with “handicap”

  • FAR 32.107 Need for contract financing not a deterrent.
    …the contracting officer shall not treat the contractor's need for contract financing as a handicap for a contract award; e.g., as a responsibility factor or evaluation criterion. (b) The contractor should not be disqualified from contract …
  • FAR 52.232-13 Notice of Progress Payments.
    …s in subpart 32.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) will not be considered as a handicap or adverse factor in the award of the contract. The Progress Payments clause included in this solicitation will be included in any resulting …
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …n FAR 32.113. The Contractor shall not consider the need for such financing payments as a handicap or adverse factor in the award of subcontracts. (k) Limitations on undefinitized contract actions. Notwithstanding any other progress paymen…
  • DFARS 252.232-7016 Notice of Progress Payments or Performance-Based Payments.
    …rformance-based payments in accordance with FAR subpart 32.10 will not be considered as a handicap or adverse factor in the award of the contract. (b) This solicitation includes a FAR and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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