(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 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.
See DoD Class Deviation 2009-O0011, Prompt Payment for Emergencies and Contingency Operations, issued on August 19, 2009. This deviation is effective until incorporated into the DFARS or otherwise rescinded.
232.908 Contract clauses.
Use the clause at 252.232-7011, Payments in Support of Emergencies and Contingency Operations, in solicitations and contracts in addition to the approved clause prescribed in FAR 32.908 in acquisitions that meet the applicability criteria at 232.901(1).
