48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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13 sections with “Developmental assistance”

  • DFARS 219.7104 Developmental assistance costs eligible for reimbursement or credit.
    (a) Developmental assistance provided under an approved mentor-protégé agreement is distinct from, and must not duplicate, any effort that is the normal and expected product of the award and administration of the mentor firm's subcontracts.…
  • DFARS 219.7102 General.
    …he criteria in appendix I, section I-102; (b) Mentor-protégé agreements that establish a developmental assistance program for a protégé firm; (c) A preliminary assessment of the protégé firm's cybersecurity readiness. The DoD Office of Sm…
  • DFARS 219.7103-2 Contracting officer responsibilities.
    Contracting officers shall— (a) Negotiate an advance agreement on the treatment of developmental assistance costs for either credit or reimbursement if the mentor firm proposes such an agreement, or delegate authority to negotiate to the a…
  • FAR 19.702 Statutory requirements.
    … authorized by 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12), certain costs incurred by a mentor firm in providing developmental assistance to a protégé firm under the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program, may be credited as if they were subcontract awards …
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    … a formal mentor-protégé program with one or more small business protégés that results in developmental assistance to the protégés. (x) Although failing to meet the subcontracting goal in one socioeconomic category, exceeding the goal by a…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …en or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor; or (6) A nondevelopmental item, if the procuring agency determines the product was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on…
  • FAR 9.505-2 Preparing specifications or work statements.
    (a)(1) If a contractor prepares and furnishes complete specifications covering nondevelopmental items, to be used in a competitive acquisition, that contractor shall not be allowed to furnish these items, either as a prime contractor or as …
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    …227-11 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), in all subcontracts for experimental, developmental, or research work to be performed by a small business concern or nonprofit organization; and (ii) Shall include the substance of this c…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    …outlying areas, as defined in 2.101, for work to be performed in support of diplomatic or developmental operations, including those performed in support of foreign assistance programs overseas, in an area that has been designated by the Dep…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …e extent that commercial products suitable to meet the agency needs are not available, nondevelopmental items in response to agency solicitations (10 U.S.C. 3453 and 41 U.S.C 3307). (c) Ensuring that acquisition planners address the requir…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …ory limitations, imposed by 10 U.S.C. 3322(b) and 41 U.S.C. 3905): (A) For experimental, developmental, or research work performed under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the fee shall not exceed 15 percent of the contract's estimated cost, …
  • FAR 49.202 Profit.
    …ventory; (4) Amount and source of capital and extent of risk assumed; (5) Inventive and developmental contributions, and cooperation with the Government and other contractors in supplying technical assistance; (6) Character of the busine…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    …e patent rights clause required by FAR Subpart 27.3 in all subcontracts for experimental, developmental, or research work. The prescribed patent rights clause must be modified to identify the parties as follows: references to the Government…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.