Regulations last checked for updates: May 16, 2024

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: May 14, 2024
52.232-40 - 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

As prescribed in 32.009-2, insert the following clause:

Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023)

(a)(1) In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801,within,the,to,after.

(2) The Contractor agrees to make such payments to its small business subcontractors without any further consideration from or fees charged to the subcontractor.

(b) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act.

(c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(End of clause) [78 FR 70479, Nov. 25, 2013, as amended at 86 FR 61037, Nov. 4, 2021; 88 FR 9734, Feb. 14, 2023]
authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
source: 48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 52.232-40