48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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8 sections with “withholding practices”

  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …in this clause, may result in disapproval of the system by the Contracting Officer and/or withholding of payments. (c) System criteria. The Contractor's purchasing system shall— (1) Have an adequate system description including policies, …
  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    … workers; (2) Hours of work; (3) Wage rates and payment; (4) Payment of overtime; (5) Withholding practices; and (6) The applicability of the labor standards requirements under varying circumstances. (b) Generally, these differences a…
  • FAR 44.305-1 Responsibilities.
    The cognizant ACO is responsible for granting, withholding, or withdrawing approval of a contractor's purchasing system. The ACO shall— (a) Approve a purchasing system only after determining that the contractor's purchasing policies and pr…
  • DFARS 252.242-7006 Accounting System Administration.
    … maintain an acceptable accounting system, as defined in this clause, shall result in the withholding of payments if the contract includes the clause at 252.242-7005, Contractor Business Systems, and also may result in disapproval of the sy…
  • FAR 3.502-2 Subcontractor kickbacks.
    …contractor. (f) Requires the prime contractor to notify the contracting officer when the withholding under paragraph (d)(2) of this section has been accomplished unless the amount withheld has been paid to the Government. (g) Requires a p…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …A pay period under this statute may not be of any duration longer than semi-monthly. (k) Withholding of Payments and Termination of Contract. The Contracting Officer shall withhold or cause to be withheld from the Government Prime Contract…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …o so may result in disapproval of the purchasing system by the contracting officer and/or withholding of payments (see 252.244-7001, Contractor Purchasing System Administration). (2) System criteria. A counterfeit electronic part detection…
  • DFARS 252.215-7002 Cost Estimating System Requirements.
    …ive action plan showing milestones and actions to eliminate the material weaknesses. (g) Withholding payments. If the Contracting Officer makes a final determination to disapprove the Contractor's estimating system, and the contract includ…

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.