---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 332.7002"
title: "48"
number: "332.7002"
heading: "Policy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/332.7002"
---

# §332.7002. Policy.

- (a) Contracts shall require the electronic submission of payment requests, except for—
  - (1) Purchases paid for with a Government-wide commercial purchase card; and
  - (2) Classified contracts or purchases when electronic submission and processing of payment requests could compromise classified information or national security.
- (b) Where a contract otherwise requires the electronic submission of invoices, the Contracting Officer may authorize alternate procedures only if the Contracting Officer makes a written determination that:
  - (1) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is unable to receive electronic payment requests or provide acceptance electronically;
  - (2) The contractor has demonstrated that electronic submission would be unduly burdensome; or
  - (3) The contractor is in the process of transitioning to electronic submission of payment requests, but needs additional time to complete such transition. Authorizations granted on the basis of this [paragraph (b)(3)](#b-3) must specify a date by which the contractor will transition to electronic submission.
- (c) Except as provided in paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section, HHS officials shall process electronic payment submissions through the Department of the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform or successor system.
- (d) If the requirement for electronic submission of payment requests is waived under paragraph [(a)(2)](#a-2) or (b) of this section, the contract or alternate payment authorization, as applicable, shall specify the form and method of payment request submission.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 87 FR 5718, Feb. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2).

### Source

Source: 80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted.