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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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207 sections with “payment limit”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    As prescribed in 3.808(b), insert the following clause: Limitation on Payments To influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agency means executive agency as defined in Federal Acquisition …
  • FAR 52.232-9 Limitation on Withholding of Payments.
    …1(b)(2), insert a clause substantially as follows, appropriately modified with respect to payment due dates in accordance with agency regulations, in solicitations and contracts when a supply contract, service contract, time-and-materials c…
  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    (a) Withholding from contract payments. If the contracting officer believes a violation exists (see 22.406-8), or upon request of the Department of Labor, the contracting officer must withhold from payments due the contractor an amount equa…
  • FAR 32.408 Application for advance payments.
    (a) A contractor may apply for advance payments before or after the award of a contract. (b) The contractor shall submit any advance payment request in writing to the contracting officer and provide the following information: (1) A refere…
  • FAR 32.501-1 Customary progress payment rates.
    (a) The customary progress payment rate is 80 percent, applicable to the total costs of performing the contract. The customary rate for contracts with small business concerns is 85 percent. (b) The contracting officer must— (1) Consider a…
  • FAR 32.503-5 Administration of progress payments.
    (a) While 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) sha…
  • FAR 32.504 Subcontracts under prime contracts providing progress payments.
    (a) Subcontracts may include either performance-based payments, provided they meet the criteria in 32.1003, or progress payments, provided they meet the criteria in subpart 32.5 for customary progress payments, but not both. Subcontracts fo…
  • FAR 32.604 Demand for payment.
    …tion, the contracting officer shall take the following actions: (1) Issue the demand for payment as soon as the contracting officer has determined that an actual debt is due the Government and the amount. (2) Issue the demand for payment …
  • FAR 32.607 Installment payments and deferment of collection.
    … The contracting officer shall not approve or deny 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 paym…
  • FAR 49.112-1 Partial payments.
    (a) General. If the contract authorizes partial payments on settlement proposals before settlement, a prime contractor may request them on the form prescribed in 49.602-4 at any time after submission of interim or final settlement proposals…
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    As prescribed in 16.307(a), insert the following clause: Allowable Cost and Payment (AUG 2018) (a) Invoicing. (1) The Government will make payments to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but (except for small business concer…
  • FAR 52.216-26 Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.
    As prescribed in 16.603-4(c), insert the following clause: Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization (DEC 2002) (a) Reimbursement rate. Pending the placing of the definitive contract referred to in this letter contract, the Govern…
  • FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.111(a)(5), insert the following clause: Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts (MAY 2014) (a) Payment of price. The Government shall pay the Contractor the contract price as provided in this contract. (b) P…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.111(a)(7), insert the following clause: Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts (NOV 2021) The Government will pay the Contractor as follows upon the submission of vouchers approved by the Contractin…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    As prescribed in 32.412(a), insert the following clause: Advance Payments (MAY 2001) (a) Requirements for payment. Advance payments will be made under this contract (1) upon submission of properly certified invoices or vouchers by the Con…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    As prescribed in 32.502-4(a), insert the following 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…
  • FAR 52.232-25 Prompt payment.
    As prescribed in 32.908(c), insert the following clause: Prompt Payment (JAN 2017) Notwithstanding any other payment clause in this contract, the Government will make invoice payments under the terms and conditions specified in this claus…
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.908(b), insert the following clause: Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts (JAN 2017) Notwithstanding any other payment terms in this contract, the Government will make invoice payments under the terms and conditio…
  • FAR 52.232-28 Invitation To Propose Performance-Based Payments.
    …n 32.1005(b)(1), insert the following provision: Invitation To Propose Performance-Based Payments (MAR 2000) (a) The Government invites the offeror to propose terms under which the Government will make performance-based contract financing…
  • FAR 52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    As prescribed in 32.206(g), insert the following clause: Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) (a) Contractor entitlement to financing payments. The Contractor may request, and the Government shal…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    As prescribed in 32.1005, insert the following clause: Performance-Based Payments (APR 2012) (a) Amount of payments and limitations on payments. Subject to such other limitations and conditions as are specified in this contract and this c…
  • FAR 52.237-8 Restriction on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals.
    As prescribed in 37.113-2(a), use the following provision: Restriction on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals (AUG 2003) (a) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), at 31.205-6(g)(6), limits the cost allowability of severance paymen…
  • DFARS 232.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …val can occur within the 7-day constructive acceptance period specified in the FAR Prompt Payment clauses. Government payment of construction progress payments can, in most cases, be made within the 14-day period allowed by the Prompt Payme…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …bed in 225.1101(2)(i) and (2)(ii), use the following clause: Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item— (1) Means any item of …
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    … and (10)(i)(A), use the following clause: Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program—Basic (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Bahraini end product means an article that— (1) Is wholly the growth, pr…
  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    Basic. As prescribed in 225.7503(a) and (a)(1), use the following clause: Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material—Basic (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item— (1) …
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    Basic. As prescribed in 225.7503(b) and (b)(1), use the following clause: Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements—Basic (FEB 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Caribbean Basin country construc…
  • FAR 50.102-3 Limitations on exercise of authority.
    …ompetition for award of contracts for supplies or services; or (4) Waiving any bid bond, payment bond, performance bond, or other bond required by law. (b) No contract, amendment, or modification shall be made under Pub. L. 85-804's autho…
  • FAR 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    …ibed in 3.808(a), insert the following provision: Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision—“Lobbying contact” has the meaning provided …
  • FAR 52.237-9 Waiver of Limitation on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals.
    …s prescribed in 37.113-2(b), use the following clause: Waiver of Limitation on Severance Payments to Foreign Nationals (DEC 2022) (a) Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3744(b) or 41 U.S.C. 4304(b)(1), as applicable, the cost allowability limitations …
  • DFARS 222.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    (a) Withholding from contract payments. The contracting officer shall contact the labor advisor for assistance when payments due a contractor are not available to satisfy that contractor's liability for Construction Wage Rate Requirements o…
  • DFARS 227.7009-4 Additional clauses—contracts providing for payment of a running royalty.
    …nts, when it is desired to cover the subject matter thereof and the contract provides for payment of a running royalty. (a) License grant—running royalty. No Department shall be obligated to pay royalties unless the contract is signed on b…
  • DFARS 233.204-70 Limitations on payment.
    See 10 U.S.C. 3862 for limitations on Congressionally directed payment of a claim under 41 U.S.C. chapter 71 (Contract Disputes), a request for equitable adjustment to contract terms, or a request for relief under Public Law 85-804.
  • DFARS 250.101-2-70 Limitations on payment.
    See 10 U.S.C. 3862 for limitations on Congressionally directed payment of a request for equitable adjustment to contract terms or a request for relief under Public Law 85-804.
  • FAR 17.106-1 General.
    …ange in cancellation ceilings and dates before final negotiation and contract award. (e) Payment of cancellation charges. If cancellation occurs, the Government's liability will be determined by the terms of the applicable contract. (f) P…
  • DFARS 252.232-7004 DoD Progress Payment Rates.
    As prescribed in 232.502-4-70(b), use the following clause: DoD Progress Payment Rates (OCT 2014) If the Contractor is a small business concern, the Progress Payments clause of this contract is modified to change each mention of the progr…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or written assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to the contract. Howe…
  • FAR 3.803 Exceptions.
    …under the following conditions: (1) Agency and legislative liaison by own employees. (i) Payment of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a covered Federal action if the payment is for a…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …e threshold that use a Governmentwide commercial purchase card as both the purchasing and payment mechanism, as opposed to using the purchase card for payment only; (2) Classified contracts (see 2.101) when registration in SAM, or use of S…
  • FAR 13.402 Conditions for use.
    If the conditions in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this section are present, the fast payment procedure may be used, provided that use of the procedure is consistent with the other conditions of the purchase. The conditions for use of the f…

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