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32 sections with “developmental contractor”

  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …tance of this clause, including this paragraph (k), in all subcontracts for experimental, developmental, or research work to be performed by a small business concern or nonprofit organization. (2) The Contractor shall include in all other …
  • 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 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    …nce or technology; (ii) Establish or maintain an essential capability for engineering or developmental work calling for the practical application of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature; or (iii) Contrac…
  • FAR 11.002 Policy.
    …extent that commercial products suitable to meet the agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items, in response to the agency solicitations; (iii) Provide offerors of commercial products, commercial services, and nondevelopmenta…
  • FAR 35.011 Data.
    …uses required by part 27 do not require the delivery of any such data. (b) In planning a developmental program when subsequent production contracts are contemplated, consideration should be given to the need and time required to obtain a t…
  • DFARS 252.235-7003 Frequency Authorization.
    …on for radio frequencies required in support of this contract. (b) For any experimental, developmental, or operational equipment for which the appropriate frequency allocation has not been made, the Contractor shall provide the technical o…
  • FAR 12.101 Policy.
    …duct market research to determine whether commercial products, commercial services, or nondevelopmental items are available that could meet the agency's requirements; (b) Acquire commercial products, commercial services, or nondevelopmenta…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Insert a patent rights clause in all solicitations and contracts for experimental, developmental, or research work as prescribed in this section. (2) This section also applies to solicitations or contracts for construction work or a…
  • FAR 52.210-1 Market Research.
    … (a) Definition. As used in this clause— Commercial product, commercial service, and nondevelopmental item have the meaning contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. (b) Before awarding subcontracts for other than commerci…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …on advance payments to nonprofit educational or research subcontractors for experimental, developmental, or research work. (3) If interest is required under the contract, the Contracting Officer shall determine a daily interest rate based …
  • 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 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 …
  • FAR 10.001 Policy.
    … the extent commercial products suitable to meet the agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items are available that— (A) Meet the agency's requirements; (B) Could be modified to meet the agency's requirements; or (C) Could m…
  • 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 27.406-2 Additional data requirements.
    (a) In some contracting situations, such as experimental, developmental, research, or demonstration contracts, it may not be feasible to ascertain all the data requirements at contract award. The clause at 52.227-16, Additional Data Require…
  • DFARS 215.407-4 Should-cost review.
    …at result in unnecessary pass-through costs. (H) Evaluation of ability to use integrated developmental and operational testing and modeling and simulation to reduce overall costs. (I) Identification of alternative technology and materials…
  • 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 18.102 System for Award Management.
    …nited States and its outlying areas, for work to be performed in support of diplomatic or developmental operations, in an area that has been designated by the Department of State as a danger pay post; or (iii) In the conduct of emergency o…
  • 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 27.305-2 Administration by the Government.
    …ntions significant in number or quality. These contracts include contracts of a research, developmental, or experimental nature; contracts of a large dollar amount; and any other contracts when there is reason to believe the contractor may …
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    …-16, Additional Data Requirements, in solicitations and contracts involving experimental, developmental, research, or demonstration work (other than basic or applied research to be performed solely by a university or college where the contr…
  • FAR 32.410 Findings, determination, and authorization.
    …ragraphs (b) and (c) shall be used in each case. If the contract is (a) for experimental, developmental, or research work and with a nonprofit educational or research institution, or (b) only for management and operation of a Government-own…
  • FAR 44.402 Policy requirements.
    …cticable: (1) Be required to incorporate commercial products, commercial services, or nondevelopmental items as components of items delivered to the Government; and (2) Not be required to apply to any of its divisions, subsidiaries, affil…
  • 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…
  • FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …bcontractors at all tiers to incorporate, commercial products, commercial services, or nondevelopmental items as components of items to be supplied under this contract. (c)(1) The Contractor shall insert the following clauses in subcontrac…
  • DFARS 225.870-1 General.
    …contractors located in Canada, except for— (1) Negotiated acquisitions for experimental, developmental, or research work under projects other than the Defense Development Sharing Program; (2) Acquisitions of unusual or compelling urgency;…
  • DFARS 227.303 Contract clauses.
    … instead of the clause at FAR 52.227-11, in solicitations and contracts for experimental, developmental, or research work if— (A) The contractor is other than a small business concern or nonprofit organization; and (B) No alternative pate…
  • DFARS 227.7203-2 Acquisition of other than commercial computer software and computer software documentation and associated rights.
    …nd evaluation; (C) Integrate and deploy computer programs on relevant hardware including developmental, operational, diagnostic, training, or simulation environments; and (D) Sustain and support the software over its life cycle. (ii) Alt…

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