48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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11 sections with “developmental position”

  • 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 201.603-2 Selection.
    …) Is in a contingency contracting force; or (iii) Is an individual appointed to a 3-year developmental position. Information on developmental opportunities is contained in DoD Instruction 5000.66, Defense Acquisition Workforce Education, T…
  • 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 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 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…
  • 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 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…

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.