(a) The contracting officer shall notify the appropriate contract finance office in writing when amounts claimed for payment are-
(1) Suspended;
(2) Disapproved as not being allowable according to contract terms; or
(3) Not allocable to the contract.
(b) The contracting officer’s notice forms the basis for the contract finance office to issue GSA Form 533, Administrative Difference Statement. Finance will attach a copy of GSA Form 533 to each copy of the invoice or voucher from which the deduction has been made, and will include an explanation of the deduction.
