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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 35: Research and Development Contracting

FAR 35.017-6 Master list of FFRDC's.

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 states that the National Science Foundation maintains a master government list of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). Primary sponsors must provide information about each FFRDC, such as sponsoring agreements, mission statements, funding data, and the type of R&D performed, when NSF requests it.

Applies to: Primary sponsors of FFRDCs

What it requires

  • Provide information on each FFRDC to the NSF upon its request

Key terms: FFRDC · master Government list · primary sponsors · sponsoring agreements · mission statements

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

The National Science Foundation (NSF) maintains a master Government list of FFRDC's. Primary sponsors will provide information on each FFRDC, including sponsoring agreements, mission statements, funding data, and type of R&D being performed, to the NSF upon its request for such information.

← 35.017-5 Terminating FFRDC. · 35.017-7 Limitation on the creation of new FFRDC's. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 35

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

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