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252.232-7004

DoD Progress Payment Rates.
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Effective Date
OCT 2014
Active Deviations
2
Versions
1 (since 2016-12-22)
DEV
This clause is modified by 2 active class deviations
  • 2026-O0022 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 32)
    Add clause 252.232-7004
  • 2020-O0010 — Class Deviation 2020-O0010 – Revision 2 - Progress Payment Rates
    Remove clause 252.232-7004
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252.232-7004 DoD Progress Payment Rates.

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

DoD Progress Payment Rates (OCT 2014)

If the Contractor is a small business concern, the Progress Payments clause of this contract is modified to change each mention of the progress payment rate and liquidations rate (excepting paragraph (k), Limitations on Undefinitized Contract Actions) to 90 percent.

(End of clause)

[79 FR 61582, Oct. 14, 2014]
RFO
Prescription superseded under the RFO

The prescription shown below is from the codified eCFR. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul relocates this clause's prescription as follows:

  • 232.502-4-70 → 232.502-4 (prescriptive text also revised)

See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.

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R-DFARS Prescription Source

This clause is prescribed in the R-DFARS by the following deviation:

  • 2026-O0022 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 32) (DFARS Part 232)
    Add clause 252.232-7004
232.502-4-70(b)
(b) Use the clause at 252.232-7004 , DoD Progress Payment Rates, instead of Alternate I of the clause at FAR 52.232-16, if the contractor is a small business concern.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

Regulatory Stack

The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.

R-DFARS R-DFARS Prescription Per Deviation 2026-O0022 (DFARS Part 232)
2026-O0022: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 32) — DFARS Part 232

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DFARS DFARS Supplement (eCFR) ⚠ May be superseded by RFO 232.502-4-70(b)
(b) Use the clause at 252.232-7004 , DoD Progress Payment Rates, instead of Alternate I of the clause at FAR 52.232-16, if the contractor is a small business concern.

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DEVIATION Active Class Deviations 1 deviation
2020-O0010: Class Deviation 2020-O0010 – Revision 2 - Progress Payment Rates

Version History

Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.

No version history available from eCFR.

Active Class Deviations

2026-O0022
DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 32) Add clause 252.232-7004
MODIFIED
2020-O0010
Class Deviation 2020-O0010 – Revision 2 - Progress Payment Rates Remove clause 252.232-7004
REMOVED
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