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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 235: Research and Development Contracting

DFARS 235.017-1 Sponsoring agreements.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section identifies specific DoD-sponsored FFRDCs that operate primarily as research laboratories and allows them to respond to solicitations and announcements for programs promoting research, development, demonstration, or technology transfer. It matters to contractors because it clarifies that these named laboratories may compete for certain program opportunities.

Applies to: DoD-sponsoring FFRDCs that function primarily as research laboratories (C3I Laboratory, Lincoln Laboratory, and Software Engineering Institute)

Key terms: FFRDC · solicitations · announcements · research laboratories · technology transfer

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The text

(c)(4) DoD-sponsoring FFRDCs that function primarily as research laboratories (C3I Laboratory operated by the Institute for Defense Analysis, Lincoln Laboratory operated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Software Engineering Institute operated by Carnegie Mellon) may respond to solicitations and announcements for programs which promote research, development, demonstration, or transfer of technology (Section 217, Public Law 103-337).

← 235.017 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. · 235.070 Indemnification against unusually hazardous risks. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 235

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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