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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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29 sections with “contractor proprietary data”

  • FAR 3.104-4 Disclosure, protection, and marking of contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information.
    …t as specifically provided for in this subsection, no person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with applicable age…
  • FAR 15.404-2 Data to support proposal analysis.
    …ation necessary to perform the review. (4) When requesting field pricing assistance on a contractor's request for equitable adjustment, the contracting officer shall provide the information listed in 43.204(b)(5). (5) Field pricing inform…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    … prescribed in 27.303(b)(1), insert the following clause: Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor (MAY 2014) (a) As used in this clause— Invention means any invention or discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable u…
  • DFARS 209.505-4 Obtaining access to proprietary information.
    (b)(i) For contractors, other than litigation support contractors, accessing third party proprietary technical data or computer software, non-disclosure requirements are addressed at 227.7103-7(b), through use of the clause at 252.227-7025 …
  • DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.
    …lowing clause: Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer software means computer programs, source code, source code listings, object…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …reshold are exempt from verification in the System for Award Management as to whether the contractor has a delinquent debt subject to collection under the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). (b) Orders under multiple-award contracts—(1) Fair op…
  • DFARS 225.7304 FMS customer involvement.
    …omers may request that a defense article or defense service be obtained from a particular contractor. In such cases, FAR 6.302-4 provides authority to contract without full and open competition. The FMS customer may also request that a subc…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …nd other related services. Assignment of claims means the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, as security for a loan to the contractor, of its right to be paid by the Governme…
  • FAR 8.405-6 Limiting sources.
    …ys after award. (iii) Contracting officers shall carefully screen all justifications for contractor proprietary data and remove all such data, and such references and citations as are necessary to protect the proprietary data, before makin…
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    …se for the system only. (b) Company A is the systems engineering and technical direction contractor for system X. After some progress, but before completion, the system is canceled. Later, system Y is developed to achieve the same purposes…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    (a) General. The prime contractor is responsible for managing contract performance, including planning, placing, and administering subcontracts as necessary to ensure the lowest overall cost and technical risk to the Government. When make-o…
  • FAR 22.406-6 Payrolls and statements.
    …a) Submission. In accordance with the clause at 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records, the contractor must submit or cause to be submitted, within 7 calendar days after the regular payment date of the payroll week covered, for the contractor…
  • FAR 27.408 Cosponsored research and development activities.
    (a) In contracts involving cosponsored research and development that require the contractor to make substantial contributions of funds or resources (e.g., by cost-sharing or by repayment of nonrecurring costs), and the contractor's and the …
  • FAR 52.217-12 Reverse Auction Services.
    … material regardless of physical form or characteristics that is created or obtained by a contractor through the storage, processing, or communication of Government data. This does not include a contractor's business records (e.g., financia…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    … probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of information. Contractor attributional/proprietary information means information that identifies the contractor(s), whether directly or indirectly, by the grouping …
  • DFARS 204.7302 Policy.
    (a)(1) Contractors and subcontractors are required to provide adequate security on all covered contractor information systems. (2) Contractors required to implement NIST SP 800-171, in accordance with the clause at 252.204-7012, Safeguardi…
  • DFARS 204.7401 Definitions.
    …ormation means any information, including sensitive information, that is furnished to the contractor by or on behalf of the Government, or that is generated or obtained by the contractor in the performance of litigation support under a cont…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …oss of an object, or the copying of information to unauthorized media may have occurred. Contractor attributional/proprietary information means information that identifies the contractor(s), whether directly or indirectly, by the grouping …
  • DFARS 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support.
    …in support of the Government during or in anticipation of litigation. Litigation support contractor means a contractor (including its experts, technical consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers) providing litigation support under a contr…
  • DFARS 252.227-7020 Rights in special works.
    …d under this contract, and such work is required to be delivered under this contract, the Contractor shall assign copyright in those works to the Government. The Contractor, unless directed to the contrary by the Contracting Officer, shall …
  • DFARS 252.227-7021 Rights in data—existing works.
    …ental to contract administration. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor hereby grants to the Government a nonexclusive, paid-up license throughout the world (1) to distribute, perform publicly, and display publi…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …r than the individual, specifically in exchange for services provided by the individual. Contractor bid or proposal information means any of the following information submitted to a Federal agency as part of or in connection with a bid or …
  • FAR 6.305 Availability of the justification.
    …nimum of 30 days. (e) Contracting officers shall carefully screen all justifications for contractor proprietary data and remove all such data, and such references and citations as are necessary to protect the proprietary data, before makin…
  • FAR 12.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …see subpart 3.4). (7) 41 U.S.C. 4706(d) and 10 U.S.C. 3841(d), Examination of Records of Contractor, when a subcontractor is not required to provide certified cost or pricing data (see 15.209(b)), unless using funds appropriated or otherwi…
  • FAR 27.402 Policy.
    …uirements; and (5) Meet specialized acquisition needs and ensure logistics support. (b) Contractors may have proprietary interests in data. In order to prevent the compromise of these interests, agencies shall protect proprietary data fro…
  • FAR 17.802 Policy.
    …m unauthorized use or disclosure and does not release outside of the Government— (i) All contractor bid or proposal information (see 3.104-1) and source selection information associated with providing reverse auction services to the Govern…
  • DFARS 239.7602-1 General.
    …award a contract to acquire cloud computing services from a cloud service provider (e.g., contractor or subcontractor, regardless of tier) that has been granted provisional authorization by Defense Information Systems Agency, at the level a…
  • FAR 17.403 Procedures.
    …awarded under this arrangement contains a firm agreement regarding disclosure, if any, of contractor trade secrets, technical designs or concepts, and specific data, or software, of a proprietary nature.
  • FAR 35.017 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers.
    …m research or development need which cannot be met as effectively by existing in-house or contractor resources. FFRDC's enable agencies to use private sector resources to accomplish tasks that are integral to the mission and operation of th…

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.