FAR 32.1103

The Government shall provide all contract payments through EFT except if- (a) The office making payment under a contract that requires payment by EFT, loses the ability to release payment by EFT. To the extent authorized by 31 CFR Part 208 , the payment office shall make necessary payments pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of the clause at either 52.232-33 or 52.232-34 until such time as it can make EFT payments; (b) The payment is to be received by or on behalf of the contractor outside the United States and Puerto Rico (but see 32.1106 (b)); (c) A contract is paid in other than United States currency (but see 32.1106 (b)); (d) Payment by EFT under a classified contract could compromise the safeguarding of classified information or national security, or arrangements for appropriate EFT payments would be impractical due to security considerations; (e) A contract is awarded by a deployed contracting officer in the course of military operations, including, but not limited to, contingency operations as defined in 2.101 , or a contract is awarded by any contracting officer in the conduct of emergency operations, such as responses to natural disasters or national or civil emergencies, if- (1) EFT is not known to be possible; or (2) EFT payment would not support the objectives of the operation; (f) The agency does not expect to make more than one payment to the same recipient within a one-year period; (g) An agency’s need for supplies and services is of such unusual and compelling urgency that the Government would be seriously injured unless payment is made by a method other than EFT; (h) There is only one source for supplies and services and the Government would be seriously injured unless payment is made by a method other than EFT; or (i) Otherwise authorized by Department of the Treasury Regulations at 31 CFR Part 208 .

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