48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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2 sections with “tripartite escrow agreement”

  • FAR 28.102-1 General.
    … alternatives: (i) A payment bond. (ii) An irrevocable letter of credit (ILC). (iii) A tripartite escrow agreement. The prime contractor establishes an escrow account in a federally insured financial institution and enters into a tripart…
  • FAR 52.228-13 Alternative Payment Protections.
    …by administrative or judicial proceedings or mutual agreement of the parties. (f) When a tripartite escrow agreement is used, the Contractor shall utilize only suppliers of labor and material that signed the escrow agreement. (End of clau…

FAR (chapter 1)

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