Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110
§3132 Alternatives to Payment Bonds Provided by Federal Acquisition Regulation
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER III — BONDS › § 3132
Summary
Require the Federal Acquisition Regulation to offer other payment protections instead of payment bonds for federal contracts worth more than $25,000 and not more than $100,000. The contracting officer must choose one or more of those protections for the winning bidder to use and must list the chosen protections in the solicitation.
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Title 40, §3132
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(a)In General.—
The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide alternatives to payment bonds as payment protections for suppliers of labor and materials under contracts referred to in section 3131(a) of this title that are more than $25,000 and not more than $100,000.
(b)Responsibilities of Contracting Officer.—
The contracting officer for a contract shall—
(1)select, from among the payment protections provided for in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to subsection (a), one or more payment protections which the offeror awarded the contract is to submit to the Federal Government for the protection of suppliers of labor and materials for the contract; and
(2)specify in the solicitation of offers for the contract the payment protections selected.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 313240:270a note.Pub. L. 103–355, title IV, § 4104(b)(2), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3342.
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40 U.S.C. § 3132
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110