DFARS 232.903 Responsibilities
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 232.903
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 32.903 Responsibilities
- Last amended
- 87 FR 76988 Effective Dec 30, 2022
- 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 section.
Text
In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3801(b), DoD shall assist small business concerns by providing payment as quickly as possible, to the fullest extent permitted by law, with a goal of 15 days after receipt of proper invoices and all required documentation, including acceptance, and before normal payment due dates established in the contract (see 232.906 (a)).
See DoD Class Deviation 2014-O0015-Update to Accelerated Payments to Small Businesses, dated April 15, 2014. This deviation is effective until modification of all DoD entitlement and payment systems to accommodate accelerated payments is completed, or until superseded or rescinded.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 232.906(a) Making payments
Quick answers
What is DFARS 232.903?
DFARS 232.903 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Responsibilities".
When was DFARS 232.903 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reorganization of Defense Acquisition Statutes (DFARS Case 2022-D018)" (87 FR 76988), published Dec 16, 2022 and effective Dec 30, 2022.
Are changes to DFARS 232.903 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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