DFARS 232.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments
Subsection Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 232.503-6
- Type
- Subsection
- Supplements
- FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments
- Last amended
- 65 FR 39722 Published Jun 27, 2000
- 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
(b) Contractor noncompliance. See also 242.7503 .
(g) Loss contracts. Use the following loss ratio adjustment procedures for making adjustments required by FAR 32.503-6(f) and (g)—
(i) Except as provided in paragraph (g)(ii) of this subsection, the contracting officer must prepare a supplementary analysis of the contractor's request for progress payments and calculate the loss ratio adjustment using the procedures in FAR 32.503-6(g).
(ii) The contracting officer may request the contractor to prepare the supplementary analysis as an attachment to the progress payment request when the contracting officer determines that the contractor's methods of estimating the “Costs to Complete” are reliable, accurate, and not susceptible to improper influences.
(iii) To maintain an audit trail and permit verification of calculations, do not make the loss ratio adjustments by altering or replacing data on the contractor's original request for progress payment (SF 1443, Contractor's Request for Progress Payment, or computer generated equivalent).
Federal Register history
| Final rule | Published | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales Contracts | Not on record |
Sections cited
- DFARS 242.7503 Contract clause
Quick answers
What is DFARS 232.503-6?
DFARS 232.503-6 is a subsection of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Suspension or reduction of payments".
When was DFARS 232.503-6 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales Contracts" (65 FR 39722), published Jun 27, 2000.
Are changes to DFARS 232.503-6 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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