[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR32.903]

[Page 672]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 32--CONTRACT FINANCING--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart 32.9--Prompt Payment
 
Sec. 32.903  Responsibilities.

    (a) Agency heads--
    (1) Must establish the policies and procedures necessary to 
implement this subpart;
    (2) May prescribe additional standards for establishing invoice 
payment due dates (see 32.904) necessary to support agency programs and 
foster prompt payment to contractors;
    (3) May adopt different payment procedures in order to accommodate 
unique circumstances, provided that such procedures are consistent with 
the policies in this subpart;
    (4) Must inform contractors of points of contact within their 
cognizant payment offices to enable contractors to obtain status of 
invoices; and
    (5) May authorize the use of the accelerated payment methods 
specified at 5 CFR 1315.5.
    (b) When drafting solicitations and contracts, contracting officers 
must identify for each contract line item number, subline item number, 
or exhibit line item number--
    (1) The applicable Prompt Payment clauses that apply to each item 
when the solicitation or contract contains items that will be subject to 
different payment terms; and
    (2) The applicable Prompt Payment food category (e.g., which item 
numbers are meat or meat food products, which are perishable 
agricultural commodities), when the solicitation or contract contains 
multiple payment terms for various classes of foods and edible products.