48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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16 sections with “working capital”

  • DFARS 215.404-71-3 Contract type risk and working capital adjustment.
    …s on the degree of cost risk accepted by the contractor under varying contract types. The working capital adjustment is an adjustment added to the profit objective for contract type risk. It only applies to fixed-price contracts that provid…
  • FAR 32.104 Providing contract financing.
    (a) Prudent contract financing can be a useful working tool in Government acquisition by expediting the performance of essential contracts. Contracting officers must consider the criteria in this part in determining whether to include contr…
  • FAR 32.304-3 Asset formula.
    (a) Under guaranteed loans made primarily for working capital purposes, the agency shall normally limit the guarantee, by use of an asset formula, to an amount that does not exceed a specified percentage (90 percent or less) of the contract…
  • FAR 31.205-27 Organization costs.
    …ractor's financial structure, excluding administrative costs of short-term borrowings for working capital, resulting in alterations in the rights and interests of security holders, whether or not additional capital is raised. (b) The cost …
  • FAR 32.005 Consideration for contract financing.
    …t and duration of the contract financing at the imputed financial costs of the equivalent working capital. (2) The estimated profit rate to be earned through contract performance. (c) Interest. Except as provided in subpart 32.4, Advance …
  • FAR 32.105 Uses of contract financing.
    …erformance. Consequently, agencies shall only use the methods for financing of contractor working capital, not for the expansion of contractor-owned facilities or the acquisition of fixed assets. However, under loan guarantees, exceptions m…
  • FAR 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    …rior liens may result from such things as capital equipment loans, installment purchases, working capital loans, various lines of credit, and revolving credit arrangements. (c) Other assets as security. Contracting officers may consider th…
  • FAR 32.402 General.
    … other payment cycle; and (C) To the extent possible, employment of the contractor's own working capital; (ii) The advance payments are necessary to supplement other funds or credit available to a contractor; (iii) The recipient is other…
  • FAR 32.406 Letters of credit.
    … to normal payment methods is not feasible, the Treasury regulation provides for use of a working capital method of advance; i.e., for limiting advances to (1) only the estimated disbursements for a given initial period and (2) subsequently…
  • FAR 32.410 Findings, determination, and authorization.
    …ignated in (2) above is based, to the extent possible, on the use of the Contractor's own working capital in performing the contract. [Insert paragraph (6), (7), or (8), as applicable]. (6) The Contractor is a nonprofit (educational) (and…
  • FAR 32.501-2 Unusual progress payments.
    …nditures that are large in relation to contract price and in relation to the contractor's working capital and credit; (2) The contractor fully documents an actual need to supplement any private financing available, including guaranteed loa…
  • DFARS 215.404-73 Alternate structured approaches.
    …n of the three basic components of profit—performance risk, contract type risk (including working capital), and facilities capital employed. However, the contracting officer is not required to complete Blocks 21 through 30 of the DD Form 15…
  • DFARS 215.404-75 Fee requirements for FFRDCs.
    …s) that relates to DoD contracted effort; (2) Facilities capital acquisition plans; (3) Working capital funding as assessed on operating cycle cash needs; and (4) Provision for funding unreimbursed costs deemed ordinary and necessary to …
  • DFARS 251.101 Policy.
    …rmance of other than cost-reimbursement contracts, when the fuel is funded by the Defense Working Capital Fund. When providing this authorization to contractors, follow the procedures at PGI 251.101.
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    … cost of all of the employees' prospective benefits over a period of years, usually their working careers; or (2) A modification of the accrued benefit cost method that considers projected compensation levels. Proposal means any offer or …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …bmission adjustments. The Contractor shall notify the Plant Clearance Officer at least 10 working days in advance of its intent to remove an item from an approved inventory disposal schedule. Upon approval of the Plant Clearance Officer, or…

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