48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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3 sections with “voluntary refund”

  • DFARS 215.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …ting officer shall discuss with DCAA the following: (A) Completeness of the contractor's voluntary disclosure on the affected contract. (B) Accuracy of the contractor's cost impact calculation for the affected contract. (C) Potential imp…
  • DFARS 242.7100 General.
    A voluntary refund is a payment or credit (adjustment under one or more contracts or subcontracts) to the Government from a contractor or subcontractor that is not required by any contractual or other legal obligation. Follow the procedures…
  • FAR 32.503-11 Adjustments for price reduction.
    … increase the unliquidated progress payments amount if the contractor makes an interim or voluntary price reduction under a redeterminable or incentive contract.

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.