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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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18 sections with “research facility”

  • DFARS 235.015-70 Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this subsection— (1) Research facility means— (i) Real property, other than land; and (ii) Includes structures, alterations, and improvements, acquired for the purpose of conducting scientific research under c…
  • FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    …achieve industrial mobilization; (ii) To establish or maintain an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development cen…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …B Circular No. A-109 or to provide direct support of a weapon system that is essential to research, development, production, operation or maintenance of the system. Affiliates means associated business concerns or individuals if, directly …
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    …27.405-4 (see paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section); (iii) A small business innovation research contract (see paragraph (h) of this section); (iv) To be performed outside the United States (see paragraph (i)(1) of this section); (v) Fo…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …ors) incidental to the administration of subject inventions for the support of scientific research or education; and (4) Make efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to attract licensees of subject inventions that are small bus…
  • FAR 27.302 Policy.
    …) Use the patent system to promote the use of inventions arising from federally supported research or development; (2) Encourage maximum participation of industry in federally supported research and development efforts; (3) Ensure that th…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …tent 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 architect-engineer …
  • DFARS 202.101 Definitions.
    …e agencies are the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Commissary Agency, the Defense Contract Management Agency, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, …
  • FAR 6.202 Establishing or maintaining alternative sources.
    …the interest of national defense in establishing or maintaining an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development cen…
  • DFARS 206.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
    …ludes use of this exception for awards to colleges or universities for the performance of research and development, or for the construction of any research or other facility, unless— (A) The statute authorizing or requiring award specifica…
  • DFARS 252.235-7002 Animal welfare.
    …he following clause: Animal Welfare (DEC 2014) (a)(1) The Contractor shall register its research, development, test, and evaluation or training facility with the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with 7 U.S.C. 2136 and 9 CFR subpart …
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …and contracts affected by the bundling. (v) Address the extent and results of the market research and indicate their impact on the various elements of the plan (see part 10). (2) Competition. (i) Describe how competition will be sought, p…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …ta whose estimated value is $20 million or more, except when the proposed contract is for research or development and, if prototypes or hardware are involved, no significant follow-on production is anticipated. (2) Contracting officers may…
  • FAR 36.104 Policy.
    …less an exception applies (see subpart 22.5). (2) Contracting officers conducting market research for Federal construction contracts, valued at or above the threshold in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, shall ensure that the procedures at…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …lity and maintainability, data control systems, configuration management, and independent research and development. (42) Review and evaluate for technical adequacy the contractor's logistics support, maintenance, and modification programs.…
  • DFARS 204.7301 Definitions.
    …s incorporated in the solicitation or contract. Examples of technical information include research and engineering data, engineering drawings, and associated lists, specifications, standards, process sheets, manuals, technical reports, tech…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    … incorporated in this solicitation or contract. Examples of technical information include research and engineering data, engineering drawings, and associated lists, specifications, standards, process sheets, manuals, technical reports, tech…
  • DFARS 252.225-7047 Exports by Approved Community Members in Performance of the Contract.
    …ired by the DoD for use in a combined military or counterterrorism operation, cooperative research, development, production or support program, or DoD end use, as described in Article 3 of the U.S.-U.K. DTC Treaty and sections 2 and 3 of th…

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