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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">232.901</ph> Applicability.</title>
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         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(1)  Except for FAR 32.908, FAR subpart 32.9, Prompt Payment, does not apply when- </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i)  There is-</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(A)  An emergency, as defined in the Disaster Relief Act of 1974; </p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(B)  A contingency operation (see FAR 2.101(b)); or</p>
         <p outputclass="List4" class="- topic/p ">(C)  The release or threatened release of hazardous substances (as defined in 4 U.S.C. 9606, section 106); </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii)  The head of the contracting activity has made a determination, after consultation with the cognizant comptroller, that conditions exist that limit normal business operations; and </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(iii)  Payments will be made in the operational area or made contingent upon receiving supporting documentation (i.e., contract, invoice, and receiving report) from the operational area.</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2)  Criteria limiting normal business operations during emergencies and contingency operations that restrict the use of FAR 32.9 may include such conditions as—   </p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i)  Support infrastructure, hardware, communications capabilities, and bandwidth are not consistently available such that normal business operations can be carried out;</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii)  Support resources, facilities, and banking needs are not consistently available for use as necessary in carrying out normal business operations;</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(iii)  Military mission priorities override the availability of appropriately skilled personnel in support of back-office operations;</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(iv)  Mobility impairments and security concerns restrict free movement of personnel and documents necessary for timely processing;</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(v)  Foreign vendors are not familiar with or do not understand DoD contract requirements (i.e., proper invoice, receiving documentation, and contracting terms); or</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(vi)  Documents received in support of payment requests and shipments require language translations that cannot be performed and documented within normal business processing times.</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(3)  Subsequent Determinations.  The head of the contracting activity shall make subsequent determinations, after consultation with the cognizant comptroller, as the operational area evolves into either a more stable or less stable environment.</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(i)  If the head of the contracting activity determines that the operational area has evolved into a more stable environment, the contracting officer shall notify, by issuance of a contract modification, each contractor performing in the operational area under review.  The modification deactivates this clause 
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             and activates the applicable FAR Prompt Payment clause in the contract.</p>
         <p outputclass="List3" class="- topic/p ">(ii)  If after deactivation of this clause, the head of the contracting activity subsequently determines that the operational area has evolved into a less stable environment, the head of the contracting activity will make a determination that conditions exist that limit normal business operations.  The contracting officer will then reactivate this clause 
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             by issuance of a contract modification.</p>
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