48 CFR § 252.232-7018 - 252.232-7018 Progress Payments—Multiple Lots.

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title: "48 CFR § 252.232-7018 - 252.232-7018   Progress Payments—Multiple Lots."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "252.232-7018"
section_name: "252.232-7018   Progress Payments—Multiple Lots."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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part_number: "252"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
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# 252.232-7018 252.232-7018   Progress Payments—Multiple Lots.

As prescribed in 232.502-4-70(c), use the following clause:

****Progress Payments—Multiple Lots (MAY 2023)

(a) *Definitions.* As used in this clause—

*Lot* means one or more fixed-price deliverable line items or deliverable subline items representing a single, severable group where the sum of the costs for each group is segregated and a single progress payment rate is used.

*Multiple lots* means more than one lot on a single contract where progress payment proration is performed on a lot-wide, versus contract-wide, basis.

(b) When submitting progress payment requests under the billing instructions in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.232-16, Progress Payments, or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 252.232-7002, Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales Acquisitions, of this contract, the Contractor shall—

(1) Submit separate progress payment requests for each lot identified in the contract;

(2) Identify the contract price for the lot as the sum of all fixed-priced line items identified to the lot, in accordance with FAR 32.501-3;

(3) Identify the lot on each progress payment request to which the request applies;

(4) Calculate each request on the basis of the price, costs (including the cost to complete), subcontractor financing, and progress payment liquidations of the lot to which it applies; and

(5) Distribute costs among lots in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Contracting Officer.

(c) Submit a separate progress payment request for U.S. and FMS requirements in accordance with the DFARS clause 252.232-7002, Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales Acquisitions, of this contract.

****(End of clause)

[88 FR 33833, May 25, 2023]