DFARS 232.102-70 Provisional delivery payments
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 232.102-70
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR 32.102 Description of contract financing methods
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(a) The contracting officer may establish provisional delivery payments to pay contractors for the costs of supplies and services delivered to and accepted by the Government under the following contract actions, if undefinitized:
(1) Letter contracts contemplating a fixed-price contract.
(2) Orders under basic ordering agreements.
(3) Spares provisioning documents annexed to contracts.
(4) Unpriced equitable adjustments on fixed-price contracts.
(5) Orders under indefinite-delivery contracts.
(b) Provisional delivery payments shall be—
(1) Used sparingly;
(2) Priced conservatively; and
(3) Reduced by liquidating previous progress payments in accordance with the Progress Payments clause.
(c) Provisional delivery payments shall not—
(1) Include profit;
(2) Exceed funds obligated for the undefinitized contract action; or
(3) Influence the definitized contract price.
Quick answers
What is DFARS 232.102-70?
DFARS 232.102-70 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Provisional delivery payments".
Are changes to DFARS 232.102-70 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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