Which certification verifies the payment request from a contractor?

Which certification verifies the payment request from a contractor?

• A. Fiduciary certification
• B. Commitments
• C. Pecuniary certification
• D. Budget Authority

Answer: (C)

Pecuniary certification is the process that verifies there are available funds to cover a contractor’s payment and that the payment aligns with the applicable appropriation and contract terms before disbursement. This certification confirms that the government has the money and authority to pay the invoice and that the payment request is proper and permissible under the funding and contractual constraints. Fiduciary certification relates to managing funds as a trustee or in a role where you handle someone else’s money. Commitments refer to establishing a binding obligation to procure goods or services, not to approving actual payments. Budget authority concerns having the right level of funding for a program or activity in general, not the verification of a specific payment request.

Pecuniary certification is the process that verifies there are available funds to cover a contractor’s payment and that the payment aligns with the applicable appropriation and contract terms before disbursement. This certification confirms that the government has the money and authority to pay the invoice and that the payment request is proper and permissible under the funding and contractual constraints.

Fiduciary certification relates to managing funds as a trustee or in a role where you handle someone else’s money. Commitments refer to establishing a binding obligation to procure goods or services, not to approving actual payments. Budget authority concerns having the right level of funding for a program or activity in general, not the verification of a specific payment request.