# 48 CFR § 32.106: 32.106 Order of preference

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.106

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 32.106
- **Heading:** 32.106 Order of preference
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION > SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS > PART 32—CONTRACT FINANCING > Subpart 32.1—Financing for Other Than a Commercial Purchase

## Text

The contracting officer must consider the following order of preference when a contractor requests contract financing, unless an exception would be in the Government's best interest in a specific case:
(a) Private financing without Government guarantee. It is not intended, however, that the contracting officer require the contractor to obtain private financing—
(1) At unreasonable terms; or
(2) From other agencies.
(b) Customary contract financing other than loan guarantees and certain advance payments (see 32.113).
(c) Loan guarantees.
(d) Unusual contract financing (see 32.114).
(e) Advance payments (see exceptions in 32.402(b)).
[48 FR 42328, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 49711, Sept. 26, 1995; 65 FR 16279, Mar. 27, 2000]

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 32.100 32.100 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.100.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.101 32.101 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.101.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.102 32.102 Description of contract financing methods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.102.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.103 32.103 Progress payments under construction contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.103.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.104 32.104 Providing contract financing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.104.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.105 32.105 Uses of contract financing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.105.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.106 32.106 Order of preference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.106.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.107 32.107 Need for contract financing not a deterrent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.107.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.108 32.108 Financial consultation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.108.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.109 32.109 Termination financing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.109.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.110 32.110 Payment of subcontractors under cost-reimbursement prime contracts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.110.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.111 32.111 Contract clauses for noncommercial purchases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.111.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.112-1 32.112-1 Subcontractor assertions of nonpayment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.112-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 32.112-2 32.112-2 Subcontractor requests for information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-32.112-2.md)

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