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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
48 CFR Part 232
[DFARS Case 2003–D043]
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Contract
Financing
Department of Defense (DoD).
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
DoD has issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to update text pertaining to
contract financing. This rule is a result
of a transformation initiative undertaken
by DoD to dramatically change the
purpose and content of the DFARS.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bill Sain, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System,
OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DAR), IMD 3C132,
3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3062. Telephone (703) 602–0293;
facsimile (703) 602–0350. Please cite
DFARS Case 2003–D043.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
A. Background
DFARS Transformation is a major
DoD initiative to dramatically change
the purpose and content of the DFARS.
The objective is to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of the
acquisition process, while allowing the
acquisition workforce the flexibility to
innovate. The transformed DFARS will
contain only requirements of law, DoDwide policies, delegations of FAR
authorities, deviations from FAR
requirements, and policies/procedures
that have a significant effect beyond the
internal operating procedures of DoD or
a significant cost or administrative
impact on contractors or offerors.
Additional information on the DFARS
Transformation initiative is available at
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/
dfars/transformation/index.htm.
This final rule is a result of the
DFARS Transformation initiative. The
DFARS changes include—
• Relocation of text addressing
general contract financing payment
issues from 232.906 to 232.007.
• Deletion of unnecessary text at
232.071 on the composition and
responsibilities of the DoD Contract
Finance Committee, and deletion of
references to the Committee at
232.070(a) and 232.617(a).
• Deletion of text at 232.108 on
financial consultation, and deletion of
text at 232.207 on specifying amounts to
be charged to foreign military sales
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accounts in approvals of financing
requests. These issues are adequately
addressed in the FAR.
• Deletion of text at 232.206(d) on
instructions for distribution of financing
payments to multiple appropriations
accounts. Guidance on this subject is
now included in section 204.7108 of the
new DFARS companion resource,
Procedures, Guidance, and Information
(PGI), available at https://
www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi.
• Amendment of 232.404(a)(9) to
increase, from $500 to $2,500, the dollar
value at or below which the
requirements of FAR Subpart 32.4,
Advance Payments for Non-Commercial
Items, do not apply to high school and
college publications for military
recruitment efforts.
• Clarification of text at 232.501–3(b)
on limitation of the Government’s
liability when the contract price exceeds
the funds obligated under the contract.
• Deletion of unnecessary text at
232.605(b) regarding integrated
accounting at DoD installations.
• Relocation of text on payment due
dates, from 232.905(1) and (2), to
232.904 and 232.906, respectively.
• Deletion of unnecessary text at
232.905(f)(6) on electronic notification
to the payment office of Government
acceptance and approval. Electronic
submission and processing of payment
requests is addressed in Subpart 232.70.
• Addition of text at 232.906(a)(i) to
address the requirement for contracting
officers to insert the standard due date
for interim payments on costreimbursement contracts for services.
• Deletion of unnecessary text at
232.1007 on specifying amounts to be
charged to foreign military sales
accounts.
• Deletion of text at 232.1108 on
mandatory use of the Governmentwide
commercial purchase card. This issue is
addressed in 213.270.
• Deletion of informational and
procedural text at 232.070(c), 232.409–
1, 232.410, 232.501–2, 232.606, 232.610,
232.670, and 232.671. This text has been
relocated to the new DFARS companion
resource, Procedures, Guidance, and
Information (PGI), available at https://
www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi.
DoD published a proposed rule at 70
FR 23827 on May 5, 2005. No comments
were received in response to the
proposed rule. DoD has adopted the
proposed rule as a final rule, with minor
editorial changes at 232.007(a) and
232.906(a)(ii).
This rule was not subject to Office of
Management and Budget review under
Executive Order 12866, dated
September 30, 1993.
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
DoD certifies that this final rule will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities
within the meaning of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.,
because the rule updates, streamlines,
and clarifies DFARS text, but makes no
significant change to DoD contract
financing policy.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does
not apply, because the rule does not
impose any information collection
requirements that require the approval
of the Office of Management and Budget
under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 232
Government procurement.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Therefore, 48 CFR part 232 is
amended as follows:
I 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 232 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR
Chapter 1.
PART 232—CONTRACT FINANCING
2. Section 232.007 is added to read as
follows:
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232.007
Contract financing payments.
(a) DoD policy is to make contract
financing payments as quickly as
possible. Generally, the contracting
officer shall insert the standard due
dates of 7 days for progress payments,
and 14 days for performance-based
payments and interim payments on
cost-type contracts, in the appropriate
paragraphs of the respective payment
clauses. For interim payments on costreimbursement contracts for services,
see 232.906(a)(i).
(b) The contracting officer should
coordinate contract financing payment
terms with offices that will be involved
in the payment process to ensure that
specified terms can be met. Where
justified, the contracting officer may
insert a due date greater than, but not
less than, the standard. In determining
payment terms, consider—
(i) Geographical separation;
(ii) Workload;
(iii) Contractor ability to submit a
proper request; and
(iv) Other factors that could affect
timing of payment.
I 3. Section 232.070 is amended by
revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as
follows:
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232.070
Responsibilities.
232.071
[Removed]
5. Section 232.108 is removed.
232.206
(b) The contracting officer may
approve progress payments when the
contract price exceeds the funds
obligated under the contract, provided
the contract limits the Government’s
liability to the lesser of—
*
*
*
*
*
232.503–15
232.605
[Removed]
7. Section 232.207 is removed.
8. The heading of Subpart 232.4 is
revised to read as follows:
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232.610
debt.
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Subpart 232.4—Advance Payments for
Non-Commercial Items
232.617
Follow the procedures at PGI
232.409–1 for preparation of the
documents required by FAR 32.409–1(e)
and (f).
I 11. Section 232.410 is revised to read
as follows:
232.501–2
Unusual progress payments.
Follow the procedures at PGI
232.501–2 for approval of unusual
progress payments.
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[Amended]
18. Section 232.616 is amended by
removing ‘‘(232.108(1))’’ and adding in
its place ‘‘(see 232.070(c))’’.
I 19. Section 232.617 is revised to read
as follows:
Recommendation for approval.
If an advance payment procedure is
used without a special bank account,
follow the procedures at PGI 232.410.
I 12. Section 232.501–2 is revised to
read as follows:
Demand for payment of contract
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9. Section 232.404 is amended in
paragraph (a)(9) by removing ‘‘$500’’
and adding in its place ‘‘$2,500’’.
I 10. Section 232.409–1 is revised to
read as follows:
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232.410 Findings, determination, and
authorization.
Debt determination and collection.
When issuing a demand for payment
of a contract debt, follow the procedures
at PGI 232.610.
232.616
[Amended]
232.409–1
[Amended]
When transferring a case to the
contract financing office, follow the
procedures at PGI 232.606.
I 17. Section 232.610 is revised to read
as follows:
[Amended]
6. Section 232.206 is amended by
removing paragraph (d).
232.404
[Amended]
14. Section 232.503–15 is amended in
paragraph (d) introductory text, in the
first sentence, by removing ‘‘252.242–
7004(f)(7)’’ and adding in its place
‘‘252.242–7004(e)(7)’’.
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232.606
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232.207
Contract price.
15. Section 232.605 is amended in
paragraph (b) by removing the second
sentence.
I 16. Section 232.606 is revised to read
as follows:
4. Section 232.071 is removed and
reserved.
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232.501–3
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[Removed and Reserved]
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232.108
13. Section 232.501–3 is amended by
revising paragraph (b) introductory text
to read as follows:
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(a) The Director of Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)
(OUSD(AT&L)DPAP) is responsible for
ensuring uniform administration of DoD
contract financing, including DoD
contract financing policies and
important related procedures. Agency
discretion under FAR part 32 is at the
DoD level and is not delegated to the
departments and agencies. Proposals by
the departments and agencies, to
exercise agency discretion, shall be
submitted to OUSD(AT&L)DPAP.
*
*
*
*
*
(c) See PGI 232.070(c) for information
on department/agency contract
financing offices.
Contract clause.
(a) The Director of Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics), may exempt the contracts in
FAR 32.617(a)(2) through (5) and other
contracts, in exceptional circumstances,
from the administrative interest charges
required by this subpart.
(7) Other exceptions are—
(A) Contracts for instructions of
military or ROTC personnel at civilian
schools, colleges, and universities;
(B) Basic agreements with telephone
companies for communications services
and facilities, and purchases under such
agreements; and
(C) Transportation contracts with
common carriers for common carrier
services.
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20. Section 232.670 is revised to read
as follows:
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232.670 Transfer of responsibility for debt
collection.
Follow the procedures at PGI 232.670
for transferring responsibility for debt
collection.
I 21. Section 232.671 is revised to read
as follows:
232.671
Bankruptcy reporting.
Follow the procedures at PGI 232.671
for bankruptcy reporting.
I 22. Section 232.903 is revised to read
as follows:
232.903
Responsibilities.
DoD policy is to assist small
disadvantaged business concerns by
paying them as quickly as possible after
invoices are received and before normal
payment due dates established in the
contract (see 232.906(a)).
I 23. Section 232.904 is added to read
as follows:
232.904
Determining payment due dates.
(d) In most cases, Government
acceptance or approval can occur within
the 7-day constructive acceptance
period specified in the FAR Prompt
Payment clauses. Government payment
of construction progress payments can,
in most cases, be made within the 14day period allowed by the Prompt
Payment for Construction Contracts
clause. While the contracting officer
may specify a longer period because the
period specified in the contract is not
reasonable or practical, such change
should be coordinated with the
Government offices responsible for
acceptance or approval and for
payment. Reasons for specifying a
longer period include but are not
limited to: the nature of the work or
supplies or services, inspection or
testing requirements, shipping and
acceptance terms, and resources
available at the acceptance activity. A
constructive acceptance period of less
than the cited 7 or 14 days is not
authorized.
232.905
[Removed]
24. Section 232.905 is removed.
25. Section 232.906 is revised to read
as follows:
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232.906
Making payments.
(a)(i) Generally, the contracting officer
shall insert the standard due date of 14
days for interim payments on costreimbursement contracts for services in
the clause at FAR 52.232–25, Prompt
Payment, when using the clause with its
Alternate I.
(ii) The restrictions of FAR 32.906
prohibiting early payment do not apply
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to invoice payments made to small
disadvantaged business concerns.
However, contractors shall not be
entitled to interest penalties if the
Government fails to make early
payment.
232.1007 and 232.1108
[Removed]
26. Sections 232.1007 and 232.1108
are removed.
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BILLING CODE 5001–08–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
49 CFR Part 225
[FRA–2005–20680, Notice No. 2]
RIN 2130–AB65
Revision of Method for Calculating
Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail
Equipment Accidents/Incidents;
Announcement of Reporting Threshold
for Calendar Year 2006
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FRA is amending a portion of
the accident reporting regulations.
Specifically, FRA is amending the
method for calculating the monetary
threshold for reporting rail equipment
accidents/incidents. The amendment is
necessary because, in 2001, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) ceased
collecting and publishing railroad wage
data used by FRA in the calculation.
Consequently, FRA has had to seek a
new source of publicly-available data. In
the new formula, FRA uses wage data
collected and maintained by the Surface
Transportation Board (STB) in place of
the unavailable BLS wage data. As
equipment data remain available from
the BLS, there is no change to the source
of the equipment component of the
reporting threshold. The purpose of the
rule is to ensure and maintain
comparability between different years of
accident data by having the threshold
keep pace with any increases or
decreases in equipment and labor costs
so that each year accidents involving the
same minimum amount of railroad
property damage are included in the
reportable accident counts.
In addition, FRA is using the newly
established formula to calculate a new
accident/incident monetary reporting
threshold for calendar year 2006. This
final rule increases the monetary
threshold for reporting rail equipment
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accidents/incidents from $6,700 to
$7,700, and applies to accidents and
incidents involving railroad property
damage that occur on or after January 1,
2006.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is
effective January 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arnel Rivera, Staff Director, Systems
Support Division, RRS–22, Mail Stop
17, FRA, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202–
493–1331) or Roberta Stewart, Trial
Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, RCC–
12, Mail Stop 10, FRA, 1120 Vermont
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20590
(telephone 202–493–6027).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
FRA published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) on April 19, 2005
(70 FR 20333), proposing to amend the
formula for calculating the rail
equipment accident/incident monetary
reporting threshold, and requested
comments. The NPRM proposed to
substitute railroad employee wage data
collected by the STB for obsolete BLS
data that is no longer collected. This
final rule adopts the proposed formula,
and establishes a new monetary
threshold for calendar year 2006.
A ‘‘rail equipment accident/incident’’
is a collision, derailment, fire,
explosion, act of God, or other event
involving the operation of railroad ontrack equipment (standing or moving)
that causes reportable damages greater
than the reporting threshold for the year
in which the event occurs to railroad
on-track equipment, signals, tracks,
track structures, or roadbed, including
labor costs and the costs for acquiring
new equipment and materials. 49 CFR
225.19(c). Each rail equipment accident/
incident must be reported to FRA using
the Rail Equipment Accident/Incident
Report (Form FRA F 6180.54). 49 CFR
225.19(b) and (c). As revised, effective
in 1997, paragraphs (c) and (e) of 49
CFR 225.19 provide that the dollar
figure that constitutes the reporting
threshold for rail equipment accidents/
incidents will be adjusted, if necessary,
every year in accordance with the
procedures outlined in appendix B to
part 225, to reflect any cost increases or
decreases. 61 FR 30942, 30969 (June 18,
1996); 61 FR 60632, 60634 (Nov. 29,
1996); 61 FR 67477, 67490 (Dec. 23,
1996).
FRA has periodically adjusted the
reporting threshold based on the prices
of a market basket of railroad labor and
materials. The purpose of these
adjustments has been to maintain the
comparability between different years of
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data by having the threshold keep pace
with equipment and labor costs so that
each year the equivalent group of
accidents is included in the reportable
accident counts.
Approximately three years have
passed since the rail equipment
accident/incident reporting threshold
was last reviewed and revised. 67 FR
79533 (Dec. 30, 2002). At that time, FRA
published an interim final rule carrying
over the $6,700 threshold from calendar
year 2002 to 2003 and subsequent years
until adoption of a new threshold. 49
CFR 225.19(c). FRA last revised the
monetary threshold formula in 1996. 61
FR 30940 (June 18, 1996); 61 FR 60632
(November 29, 1996). The calendar year
2002 threshold has been retained
because the BLS ceased publishing
certain data required to compute the
wage component of the calculation, i.e.,
the average hourly earnings of
production workers for Class I railroads
and the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak), due to inadequate
sampling data. Specifically, the Class I
railroads and Amtrak did not provide
the monthly hours and earnings data for
production workers that BLS needed to
publish these numbers for calendar year
2002. BLS did not foresee a better
response rate in future years and, as a
result, changed its methodology and the
information that it publishes. Therefore,
it was not possible for FRA to calculate
a new threshold for calendar years 2003
and beyond based on the existing
formula.
Congress has given FRA some
direction for modifying the procedure
for calculating the threshold in 49
U.S.C. 20901(b): ‘‘[i]n establishing or
changing a monetary threshold for the
reporting of a railroad accident or
incident, * * * damage cost
calculations’’ shall be based ‘‘only on
publicly available information obtained
from (A) the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
or (B) another department, agency or
instrumentality of the United States
Government if the information has been
collected through objective, statistically
sound survey methods or has been
previously subject to a public notice and
comment process in a proceeding of a
Government department, agency or
instrumentality.’’ Congress allows an
exception to this general rule only if the
necessary data are not available from the
sources described, and only after public
notice and comment.
Pursuant to this 1992 direction from
Congress, FRA issued an NPRM earlier
this year proposing a new method for
calculation of the monetary reporting
threshold. 70 FR 20333 (April 19, 2005).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
48 CFR Part 232
[DFARS Case 2003-D043]
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contract
Financing
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to
contract financing. This rule is a result of a transformation
initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change the purpose and
content of the DFARS.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 20, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bill Sain, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DAR), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062. Telephone (703) 602-0293;
facsimile (703) 602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 2003-D043.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
DFARS Transformation is a major DoD initiative to dramatically
change the purpose and content of the DFARS. The objective is to
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the acquisition process,
while allowing the acquisition workforce the flexibility to innovate.
The transformed DFARS will contain only requirements of law, DoD-wide
policies, delegations of FAR authorities, deviations from FAR
requirements, and policies/procedures that have a significant effect
beyond the internal operating procedures of DoD or a significant cost
or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. Additional
information on the DFARS Transformation initiative is available at
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/transformation/index.htm.
This final rule is a result of the DFARS Transformation initiative.
The DFARS changes include--
Relocation of text addressing general contract financing
payment issues from 232.906 to 232.007.
Deletion of unnecessary text at 232.071 on the composition
and responsibilities of the DoD Contract Finance Committee, and
deletion of references to the Committee at 232.070(a) and 232.617(a).
Deletion of text at 232.108 on financial consultation, and
deletion of text at 232.207 on specifying amounts to be charged to
foreign military sales accounts in approvals of financing requests.
These issues are adequately addressed in the FAR.
Deletion of text at 232.206(d) on instructions for
distribution of financing payments to multiple appropriations accounts.
Guidance on this subject is now included in section 204.7108 of the new
DFARS companion resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI),
available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi.
Amendment of 232.404(a)(9) to increase, from $500 to
$2,500, the dollar value at or below which the requirements of FAR
Subpart 32.4, Advance Payments for Non-Commercial Items, do not apply
to high school and college publications for military recruitment
efforts.
Clarification of text at 232.501-3(b) on limitation of the
Government's liability when the contract price exceeds the funds
obligated under the contract.
Deletion of unnecessary text at 232.605(b) regarding
integrated accounting at DoD installations.
Relocation of text on payment due dates, from 232.905(1)
and (2), to 232.904 and 232.906, respectively.
Deletion of unnecessary text at 232.905(f)(6) on
electronic notification to the payment office of Government acceptance
and approval. Electronic submission and processing of payment requests
is addressed in Subpart 232.70.
Addition of text at 232.906(a)(i) to address the
requirement for contracting officers to insert the standard due date
for interim payments on cost-reimbursement contracts for services.
Deletion of unnecessary text at 232.1007 on specifying
amounts to be charged to foreign military sales accounts.
Deletion of text at 232.1108 on mandatory use of the
Governmentwide commercial purchase card. This issue is addressed in
213.270.
Deletion of informational and procedural text at
232.070(c), 232.409-1, 232.410, 232.501-2, 232.606, 232.610, 232.670,
and 232.671. This text has been relocated to the new DFARS companion
resource, Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI), available at
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi.
DoD published a proposed rule at 70 FR 23827 on May 5, 2005. No
comments were received in response to the proposed rule. DoD has
adopted the proposed rule as a final rule, with minor editorial changes
at 232.007(a) and 232.906(a)(ii).
This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review
under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
DoD certifies that this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.,
because the rule updates, streamlines, and clarifies DFARS text, but
makes no significant change to DoD contract financing policy.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply, because the rule does
not impose any information collection requirements that require the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501,
et seq.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 232
Government procurement.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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Therefore, 48 CFR part 232 is amended as follows:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 232 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR Chapter 1.
PART 232--CONTRACT FINANCING
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2. Section 232.007 is added to read as follows:
232.007 Contract financing payments.
(a) DoD policy is to make contract financing payments as quickly as
possible. Generally, the contracting officer shall insert the standard
due dates of 7 days for progress payments, and 14 days for performance-
based payments and interim payments on cost-type contracts, in the
appropriate paragraphs of the respective payment clauses. For interim
payments on cost-reimbursement contracts for services, see
232.906(a)(i).
(b) The contracting officer should coordinate contract financing
payment terms with offices that will be involved in the payment process
to ensure that specified terms can be met. Where justified, the
contracting officer may insert a due date greater than, but not less
than, the standard. In determining payment terms, consider--
(i) Geographical separation;
(ii) Workload;
(iii) Contractor ability to submit a proper request; and
(iv) Other factors that could affect timing of payment.
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3. Section 232.070 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to
read as follows:
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232.070 Responsibilities.
(a) The Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics) (OUSD(AT&L)DPAP) is responsible for ensuring uniform
administration of DoD contract financing, including DoD contract
financing policies and important related procedures. Agency discretion
under FAR part 32 is at the DoD level and is not delegated to the
departments and agencies. Proposals by the departments and agencies, to
exercise agency discretion, shall be submitted to OUSD(AT&L)DPAP.
* * * * *
(c) See PGI 232.070(c) for information on department/agency
contract financing offices.
232.071 [Removed and Reserved]
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4. Section 232.071 is removed and reserved.
232.108 [Removed]
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5. Section 232.108 is removed.
232.206 [Amended]
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6. Section 232.206 is amended by removing paragraph (d).
232.207 [Removed]
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7. Section 232.207 is removed.
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8. The heading of Subpart 232.4 is revised to read as follows:
Subpart 232.4--Advance Payments for Non-Commercial Items
232.404 [Amended]
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9. Section 232.404 is amended in paragraph (a)(9) by removing ``$500''
and adding in its place ``$2,500''.
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10. Section 232.409-1 is revised to read as follows:
232.409-1 Recommendation for approval.
Follow the procedures at PGI 232.409-1 for preparation of the
documents required by FAR 32.409-1(e) and (f).
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11. Section 232.410 is revised to read as follows:
232.410 Findings, determination, and authorization.
If an advance payment procedure is used without a special bank
account, follow the procedures at PGI 232.410.
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12. Section 232.501-2 is revised to read as follows:
232.501-2 Unusual progress payments.
Follow the procedures at PGI 232.501-2 for approval of unusual
progress payments.
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13. Section 232.501-3 is amended by revising paragraph (b) introductory
text to read as follows:
232.501-3 Contract price.
(b) The contracting officer may approve progress payments when the
contract price exceeds the funds obligated under the contract, provided
the contract limits the Government's liability to the lesser of--
* * * * *
232.503-15 [Amended]
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14. Section 232.503-15 is amended in paragraph (d) introductory text,
in the first sentence, by removing ``252.242-7004(f)(7)'' and adding in
its place ``252.242-7004(e)(7)''.
232.605 [Amended]
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15. Section 232.605 is amended in paragraph (b) by removing the second
sentence.
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16. Section 232.606 is revised to read as follows:
232.606 Debt determination and collection.
When transferring a case to the contract financing office, follow
the procedures at PGI 232.606.
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17. Section 232.610 is revised to read as follows:
232.610 Demand for payment of contract debt.
When issuing a demand for payment of a contract debt, follow the
procedures at PGI 232.610.
232.616 [Amended]
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18. Section 232.616 is amended by removing ``(232.108(1))'' and adding
in its place ``(see 232.070(c))''.
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19. Section 232.617 is revised to read as follows:
232.617 Contract clause.
(a) The Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics), may exempt the contracts in FAR 32.617(a)(2) through (5)
and other contracts, in exceptional circumstances, from the
administrative interest charges required by this subpart.
(7) Other exceptions are--
(A) Contracts for instructions of military or ROTC personnel at
civilian schools, colleges, and universities;
(B) Basic agreements with telephone companies for communications
services and facilities, and purchases under such agreements; and
(C) Transportation contracts with common carriers for common
carrier services.
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20. Section 232.670 is revised to read as follows:
232.670 Transfer of responsibility for debt collection.
Follow the procedures at PGI 232.670 for transferring
responsibility for debt collection.
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21. Section 232.671 is revised to read as follows:
232.671 Bankruptcy reporting.
Follow the procedures at PGI 232.671 for bankruptcy reporting.
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22. Section 232.903 is revised to read as follows:
232.903 Responsibilities.
DoD policy is to assist small disadvantaged business concerns by
paying them as quickly as possible after invoices are received and
before normal payment due dates established in the contract (see
232.906(a)).
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23. Section 232.904 is added to read as follows:
232.904 Determining payment due dates.
(d) In most cases, Government acceptance or approval can occur
within the 7-day constructive acceptance period specified in the FAR
Prompt Payment clauses. Government payment of construction progress
payments can, in most cases, be made within the 14-day period allowed
by the Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts clause. While the
contracting officer may specify a longer period because the period
specified in the contract is not reasonable or practical, such change
should be coordinated with the Government offices responsible for
acceptance or approval and for payment. Reasons for specifying a longer
period include but are not limited to: the nature of the work or
supplies or services, inspection or testing requirements, shipping and
acceptance terms, and resources available at the acceptance activity. A
constructive acceptance period of less than the cited 7 or 14 days is
not authorized.
232.905 [Removed]
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24. Section 232.905 is removed.
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25. Section 232.906 is revised to read as follows:
232.906 Making payments.
(a)(i) Generally, the contracting officer shall insert the standard
due date of 14 days for interim payments on cost-reimbursement
contracts for services in the clause at FAR 52.232-25, Prompt Payment,
when using the clause with its Alternate I.
(ii) The restrictions of FAR 32.906 prohibiting early payment do
not apply
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to invoice payments made to small disadvantaged business concerns.
However, contractors shall not be entitled to interest penalties if the
Government fails to make early payment.
232.1007 and 232.1108 [Removed]
26. Sections 232.1007 and 232.1108 are removed.
[FR Doc. 05-24218 Filed 12-19-05; 8:45 am]
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