---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 32.603"
title: "48"
number: "32.603"
heading: "Debt determination."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/32.603"
---

# §32.603. Debt determination.

- (a) If the contracting officer has any indication that a contractor owes money to the Government under a contract, the contracting officer shall determine promptly whether an actual debt is due and the amount. Any unnecessary delay may contribute to—
  - (1) Loss of timely availability of the funds to the program for which the funds were initially provided;
  - (2) Increased difficulty in collecting the debt; or
  - (3) **Actual monetary loss to the Government.**
- (b) The amount of indebtedness determined by the contracting officer shall be an amount that—
  - (1) Is based on the merits of the case; and
  - (2) **Is consistent with the contract terms.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 73 FR 54002, Sept. 17, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42328, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.