DFARS 252.232-7003(b)

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Part 252—Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses

(d) Calculate each request on the basis of the prices, costs (including costs to
complete), subcontractor progress payments, and progress payment liquidations of the
contract requirements to which it applies; and
(e) Distribute costs among contract line items and countries in a manner acceptable
to the Administrative Contracting Officer.
(End of clause)
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving
Reports.
As prescribed in 232.7004, use the following clause:
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING
REPORTS (MAR 2008)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—
(1) “Contract financing payment” and “invoice payment” have the meanings
given in section 32.001 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(2) “Electronic form” means any automated system that transmits information
electronically from the initiating system to all affected systems. Facsimile, e-mail, and
scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment
requests. However, scanned documents are acceptable when they are part of a
submission of a payment request made using Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) or another
electronic form authorized by the Contracting Officer.
(3) “Payment request” means any request for contract financing payment or
invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit
payment requests and receiving reports using WAWF, in one of the following electronic
formats that WAWF accepts: Electronic Data Interchange, Secure File Transfer
Protocol, or World Wide Web input. Information regarding WAWF is available on the
Internet at https://wawf.eb.mil/.
(c) The Contractor may submit a payment request and receiving report using other
than WAWF only when—
(1) The Contracting Officer authorizes use of another electronic form. With such
an authorization, the Contractor and the Contracting Officer shall agree to a plan,
which shall include a timeline, specifying when the Contractor will transfer to WAWF;
(2) DoD is unable to receive a payment request or provide acceptance in
electronic form;
(3) The Contracting Officer administering the contract for payment has
determined, in writing, that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome to the
Contractor. In such cases, the Contractor shall include a copy of the Contracting
Officer’s determination with each request for payment; or

1998 EDITION

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(4) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under
a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoDapproved electronic third party payment system or other exempted vendor
payment/invoicing system (e.g., PowerTrack, Transportation Financial Management
System, and Cargo and Billing System).
(d) The Contractor shall submit any non-electronic payment requests using the
method or methods specified in Section G of the contract.
(e) In addition to the requirements of this clause, the Contractor shall meet the
requirements of the appropriate payment clauses in this contract when submitting
payment requests.
(End of clause)
252.232-7004 DoD Progress Payment Rates.
As prescribed in 232.502-4-70(b), use the following clause:
DOD PROGRESS PAYMENT RATES (OCT 2001)
(a) If the contractor is a small business concern, the Progress Payments clause of
this contract is modified to change each mention of the progress payment rate and
liquidation rate (excepting paragraph (k), Limitations on Undefinitized Contract
Actions) to 90 percent.
(b) If the contractor is a small disadvantaged business concern, the Progress
Payments clause of this contract is modified to change each mention of the progress
payment rate and liquidation rate (excepting paragraph (k), Limitations on
Undefinitized Contract Actions) to 95 percent.
(End of clause)
252.232-7005 Reimbursement of Subcontractor Advance Payments--DoD Pilot
Mentor-Protege Program.
As prescribed in 232.412-70(c), use the following clause:
REIMBURSEMENT OF SUBCONTRACTOR ADVANCE PAYMENTS--DOD PILOT
MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM (SEP 2001)
(a) The Government will reimburse the Contractor for any advance payments made
by the Contractor, as a mentor firm, to a protege firm, pursuant to an approved mentorprotege agreement, provided—
(1) The Contractor’s subcontract with the protege firm includes a provision
substantially the same as FAR 52.232-12, Advance Payments;
(2) The Contractor has administered the advance payments in accordance with
the policies of FAR Subpart 32.4; and
(3) The Contractor agrees that any financial loss resulting from the failure or
inability of the protege firm to repay any unliquidated advance payments is the sole
financial responsibility of the Contractor.
1998 EDITION

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