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FAR Clause

52.228-13

Alternative Payment Protections.
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Effective Date
JUL 2000
Active Deviations
Versions
1 (since 2017-01-01)
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52.228-13 Alternative Payment Protections.

As prescribed in 28.102-3(b), insert the following clause:

Alternative Payment Protections (JUL 2000)

(a) The Contractor shall submit one of the following payment protections:

(b) The amount of the payment protection shall be 100 percent of the contract price.

(c) The submission of the payment protection is required within __ days of contract award.

(d) The payment protection shall provide protection for the full contract performance period plus a one-year period.

(e) Except for escrow agreements and payment bonds, which provide their own protection procedures, the Contracting Officer is authorized to access funds under the payment protection when it has been alleged in writing by a supplier of labor or material that a nonpayment has occurred, and to withhold such funds pending resolution by administrative or judicial proceedings or mutual agreement of the parties.

(f) When a tripartite escrow agreement is used, the Contractor shall utilize only suppliers of labor and material that signed the escrow agreement.

(End of clause)

[61 FR 31654, June 20, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 44807, Aug. 22, 1997; 65 FR 46071, July 26, 2000]
28.102-3(b)
(b) Insert the clause at 52.228-13, Alternative Payment Protections, in solicitations and contracts for construction, when the estimated or actual value exceeds $35,000 but does not exceed $150,000. Complete the clause by specifying the payment protections selected (see 28.102-1(b)(1)) and the deadline for submission. The contracting officer may revise paragraph (b) of the clause to establish a lower percentage in accordance with 28.102-2(c).
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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FAR FAR Prescription 28.102-3(b)
(b) Insert the clause at 52.228-13, Alternative Payment Protections, in solicitations and contracts for construction, when the estimated or actual value exceeds $35,000 but does not exceed $150,000. Complete the clause by specifying the payment protections selected (see 28.102-1(b)(1)) and the deadline for submission. The contracting officer may revise paragraph (b) of the clause to establish a lower percentage in accordance with 28.102-2(c).

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Clause Text

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52.228-13 Alternative Payment Protections.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
1 added, 1 removed
Alternative Payment Protections (JUL 2000)
Alternative Payment Protections (July 2000)
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1 added, 1 removed
(c)
(c) The submission of the payment protection is required within __ days of contract award.
(c)
(c) The submission of the payment protection is required within _________ days of contract award.
21 removed
[61 FR 31654, June 20, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 44807, Aug. 22, 1997; 65 FR 46071, July 26, 2000]

Prescription

No substantive changes. The RFO prescription is identical to the eCFR prescription.

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52 · Prescribing Part 28

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