48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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11 sections with “contracted R&D programs”

  • FAR 35.002 General.
    The primary purpose of contracted R&D programs is to advance scientific and technical knowledge and apply that knowledge to the extent necessary to achieve agency and national goals. Unlike contracts for supplies and services, most R&D cont…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …port for conferences and training programs. (2) Studies, analyses and evaluations, i.e., contracted services that provide organized, analytical assessments/evaluations in support of policy development, decision-making, management, or admin…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …erial and technical effort needed to obtain the required purchased parts and material, subcontracted items, and special tooling. Considerations include the complexity of the items required, the number of purchase orders and subcontracts to …
  • FAR 47.503 Applicability.
    …; or (iii) A subcontractor at any tier. (2) Supplies for use of the Government that are contracted for and require subsequent delivery to a Government activity but are not owned by the Government at the time of shipment. (3) Supplies not…
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …activity, well qualified, technically trained, and familiar with the supplies or services contracted for by the activity; and (ii) Whose principal duty is to assist the SBA's assigned representative in performing functions and duties relat…
  • FAR 19.705-4 Reviewing the subcontracting plan.
    …feror's make-or-buy policies or programs, the nature of the supplies or services to be subcontracted, the known availability of small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small busin…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …of design engineering, prototyping, and engineering testing. Development excludes: (1) Subcontracted technical effort which is for the sole purpose of developing an additional source for an existing product, or (2) development effort for ma…
  • FAR 52.227-13 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Government.
    … clause have been followed. (ii) A final report, within 3 months after completion of the contracted work, listing all subject inventions or stating that there were none, and listing all subcontracts at any tier containing a patent rights c…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …prescribed in 204.804-70. (N) Use the clause at 252.204-7023, Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services, to comply with 10 U.S.C. 4505. (1) Use the basic clause as prescribed in 204.1705(a)(i) and (ii). (2) Use the alternate I claus…
  • DFARS 215.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …ent versus prime contractor-furnished materials. (G) Identification of items or services contracted through third parties that result in unnecessary pass-through costs. (H) Evaluation of ability to use integrated developmental and operati…
  • DFARS 252.227-7038 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (Large Business).
    … are no subject inventions. (ii) A final report, within 3 months after completion of the contracted work, listing all subject inventions or stating that there were no subject inventions, and listing all subcontracts at any tier containing …

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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