7:84-B CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS of the Contracting Officer and the proceeds shall be credited against the costs of contract performance. With the consent of the Contracting Officer and on terms approved by him, the Contractor may acquire or dispose of property to which title is vested in the Government pursuant to this clause, and in that event, the costs allocable to the property so transferred from this contract shall be eliminated from the costs of contract performance and the Contractor shall repay to the Government (by cash or credit memorandum) an amount equal to the unliquidated progress payments allocable to the property so transferred. Upon completion of performance of all the obligations of the Contractor under this contract, including liquidation of all progress payments hereunder, title to all property (or the proceeds thereof) which had not been delivered to, and accepted by the Government under this contract or which had not been incorporated in supplies delivered to and accepted by the Government under this contract and to which title has vested in the Government under this clause shall vest in the Contractor. The provisions of this contract referring to or defining liability for Government-furnished property shall not apply to property to which the Government shall have acquired title solely by virtue of the provisions of this clause. (e) Risk of Loss. Except to the extent that the Government shall have otherwise expressly assumed the risk of loss of property, title to which vests in the Government pursuant to this clause, in the event of the loss, theft or destruction of or damage to any such property before its delivery to and acceptance by the Government, the Contractor shall bear the risk of loss and shall repay the Government an amount equal to the unliquidated progress payments based on costs allocable to such lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged property. (f) Control of Costs and Property. The Contractor shall maintain an accounting system and controls adequate for the proper administration of this clause. (g) Reports - Access to Records. Insofar as pertinent to the administration of this clause, the Contractor will (i) furnish promptly such relevant reports, certificates, financial statements, and other information as may be reasonably requested by the Contracting Officer, and (ii) give the Government reasonable opportunity to examine and verify his books, records and accounts. 7-104.35 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 7:84-C (h) Special Provisions Regarding Default. If this contract is terminated pursuant to the clause entitled "Default," (i) the Contractor shall, upon demand, pay to the Government the amount of unliquidated progress payments and (ii) with respect to all property as to which the Government elects not to require delivery under the clause entitled "Default," title shall vest in the Contractor upon full liquidation of progress payments, and the Government shall be liable for no payment except as provided by the "Default" clause. (i) Reservations of Rights. The rights and remedies of the Government provided in this clause shall not be exclusive, and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract. No payment, or vesting of title pursuant to this clause, shall excuse the Contractor from performance of his obligations under this contract, nor constitute a waiver of any of the rights and remedies of the parties under this contract. No delay or failure of the Government in exercising any right, power or privilege under this clause shall affect any such right, power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude or impair any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege of the Government. (j) Progress Payments to Subcontractors. (1) The amounts mentioned in item (a)(1)(ii) above shall be all progress payments paid by the Contractor to his subcontractors or other divisions and remaining unliquidated when under subcontracts or interdivisional orders which conform to (2) below. (2) Subcontractors or interdivisional orders on which progress payments to subcontractors or other divisions may be included in the base for progress payments pursuant to paragraph (a) of this clause are limited to those subcontracts in which there is expected to be a long "lead time," between the beginning of work and the first delivery, approximating four months or more for small business concerns and six months or more for firms which are not small business concerns, and in which the provisions regarding progress payments (i) are substantially similar to and as favorable to the Government as this "Progress Payment" clause, no more favorable to the subcontractor or the other division than this clause is to the Contractor and on a basis of not more than eighty percent (80%) **(See footnote at end of clause) of total costs (except that in the case of those subcontractors which are small business 7-104.35 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION 7:84-D CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS concerns a "Progress Payment" clause substantially similar to 7-104.35(b) may be used); and (ii) make all rights of the subcontractor with respect to all property to which the Government has title under the subcontract subordinate to the rights of the Government to require delivery of such property to it in the event of default by the Contractor under this contract or in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the subcontractor. (3) The Government agrees that any proceeds received by it from property to which it has acquired title by virtue of such provisions in any subcontract shall be applied to reduce the amount of unliquidated progress payments made by the Government to the Contractor under this contract. In the event the Contractor fully liquidates such progress payments made by the Government to him hereunder and there are progress payments to any subcontractors which are unliquidated, the Contractor shall be subrogated to all the Government's rights by virtue of such provisions in the subcontract or subcontracts involved as if all such rights had been thereupon assigned and transferred to the Contractor. (4) To facilitate small business participation in subcontracting under this contract, the Contractor agrees to offer and provide progress payments to those subcontractors which are small business concerns, in conformity with the standards for customary progress payments stated in paragraph 503 of Appendix E of the Defense Acquisition Regulation, as in effect on the date of this contract. The Contractor further agrees that the need for such progress payments will not be considered as a handicap or adverse factor in the award of subcontracts. (End of Clause) *See E-512.2 and E-512.3 for calculation of alternate **A progress payment percentage of 90 percent (and appli- procurements. 7-104.35 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (b) Progress Payment Clause for Small Business Concerns. Any change, addition, or deletion to this clause is subject to the prior approval require- PROGRESS PAYMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (1978 JUL) Progress payments shall be made to the Contractor when requested as work progresses, but not more frequently than bi-weekly, in amounts approved by the Contracting Officer under the following terms and conditions. (a) Computation of Amounts. (1) Unless a smaller amount is requested, each progress payment shall be (i) eighty-five percent (85%)** (See footnote at end of clause) of the amount of the Contractor's total costs incurred under this contract, except as provided herein with respect to costs of pension contributions, plus (ii) the amount of progress payments to subcontractors as provided in (j) below; all less the sum of previous progress payments. With respect to costs of pension contributions, when pension contributions are paid by the Contractor to the retirement fund less frequently than quarterly, accruals of the costs of these pension contributions shall be excluded from Contractor's total costs for progress payment purposes until such costs are paid. If pension contributions are paid on a quarterly or more frequent basis, accruals of the costs of these pension contributions may be included in Contractor's total costs for progress payment purposes provided that the pension contributions are paid to the retirement fund within thirty (30) days after the close of the period covered by the payment. If payments are not made to the fund within such thirty-day period, pension contribution costs shall be excluded from Contractor's total costs for progress payment purposes until payment therefor has been made. (2) The Contractor's total costs ((a)(1)(i)) shall be reasonable, allocable to this contract, and consistent with sound and generally accepted accounting principles and practices. However, such costs shall not include (i) any costs incurred by subcontractors or suppliers, or (ii) any payments or amounts payable to subcontractors or suppliers, except for completed work (including partial deliveries) to which the Contractor has acquired title and except for amounts paid or payable under costreimbursement or time and material subcontracts for work to which the Contractor has acquired title, or (iii) costs ordinarily capitalized and subject to depreciation or amortization except for the properly depreciated or amortized portion of such costs. 7-104.35 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION 7:86 CONTRACT CLAUSES AND SOLICITATION PROVISIONS (3) The amount of unliquidated progress payments shall not exceed the lesser of (i) eighty-five percent (85%)** (See footnote at end of clause) of the costs mentioned in (a)(1)(i) above, plus any unliquidated progress payments mentioned in item (a)(1)(ii) above, both of which are applicable only to the supplies and services not yet delivered and invoiced to and accepted by the Government, or (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) ** (See footnote at end of clause) of the total contract price of supplies and services not yet delivered and invoiced to and accepted by the Government, less unliquidated advance payments. (4) The aggregate amount of progress payments made shall not exceed eighty-five percent (85%)** (See footnote at end of clause) of the total contract price. (5) If at any time a progress payment or the unliquidated progress payments exceed the amount permitted by this paragraph (a), the Contractor shall pay the amount of such excess to the Government upon demand. (6) If this contract includes FMS requirements, the Contractor shall submit his requests, for progress payments in accordance with the procedures below. (1) If the contract contains only one progress payment rate, and there is more than one customer country, the Contractor shall submit one DD Form 1195 with a supporting schedule showing the portions of the total requested payment to be attributed to each country's requirement. (ii) If the contract contains more than one progress payment rate (U.S. and FMS requirements), then the Contractor shall submit separate DD Forms 1195 for the work covered by each different progress payment rate. If more than one FMS customer country is involved, the Contractor shall attach a supporting schedule showing the portions of the total requested payment to be attributed to each customer country's requirement. For the purpose of submitting DD Form 1195, the Contractor shall allocate costs among customer countries in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Contracting Officer. 7-104.35 ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION 141 |