48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “performance-based payments schedule”

  • DFARS 252.232-7012 Performance-Based Payments—Whole-Contract Basis.
    As prescribed in 232.1005-70(a)(1), use the following clause: PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENTS—WHOLE-CONTRACT BASIS (DEC 2022) (a) Performance-based payments shall form the basis for the contract financing payments provided under this contract, …
  • DFARS 252.232-7013 Performance-Based Payments—Deliverable-Item Basis.
    As prescribed in 232.1005-70(a)(2), use the following clause: Performance-Based Payments—Deliverable-Item Basis (DEC 2022) (a) Performance-based payments shall form the basis for the contract financing payments provided under this contrac…
  • FAR 32.1007 Administration and payment of performance-based payments.
    (a) Responsibility. The contracting officer responsible for administering performance-based payments (see 42.302(a)(13)) for the contract shall review and approve all performance-based payments for that contract. (b) Approval of financing …
  • DFARS 232.1004 Procedures.
    (b) Establishing performance-based finance payment amounts. (i) The contracting officer should include in a solicitation both the progress payments and performance-based payments provisions and clauses prescribed in this part, when consider…
  • FAR 32.1004 Procedures.
    Performance-based payments may be made either on a whole contract or on a deliverable item basis, unless otherwise prescribed by agency regulations. Financing payments to be made on a whole contract basis are applicable to the entire contra…
  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    … (1) “No financing” means either that the contract does not provide progress payments or performance-based payments, or that the contract provides them only on a limited basis, such as financing of first articles. Do not compute a working …
  • FAR 32.006-1 General.
    …raud. This authority does not apply to commercial interim payments under subpart 32.2, or performance-based payments under subpart 32.10. (c) The agency head may not delegate his or her responsibilities under these statutes below Level IV …
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …prove or disapprove the contractor's requests for payments under the progress payments or performance-based payments clauses. (14) Make payments on assigned contracts when prescribed in agency acquisition regulations. (15) Manage special …
  • DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
    …applicable.”) (** Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).) (4) Payment req…

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.