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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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56 sections with “scientific”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.235-7011 Final scientific or technical report.
    As prescribed in 235.072(d), use the following clause: Final Scientific or Technical Report (DEC 2019) The Contractor shall— (a) Submit an electronic copy of the approved final scientific or technical report, not a summary, delivered und…
  • FAR 35.010 Scientific and technical reports.
    (a) R&D contracts shall require contractors to furnish scientific and technical reports, consistent with the objectives of the effort involved, as a permanent record of the work accomplished under the contract. (b) Agencies should make R&D…
  • DFARS 235.010 Scientific and technical reports.
    (b) For DoD, the Defense Technical Information Center is responsible for collecting all scientific and technical reports. For access to these reports, follow the procedures at PGI 235.010(b).
  • FAR 35.016 Broad agency announcement.
    …aph prescribes procedures for the use of the broad agency announcement (BAA) with Peer or Scientific Review (see 6.102(d)(2)) for the acquisition of basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the development of a…
  • FAR 35.007 Solicitations.
    …citation should require offerors to include in the proposal any planned subcontracting of scientific or technical work (see 35.009). (d) Solicitations may require that proposals be organized so that the technical portions can be efficientl…
  • FAR 52.227-11 Patent Rights—Ownership by the Contractor.
    …on under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 501(a)), or any nonprofit scientific or educational organization qualified under a State nonprofit organization statute. Practical application means to manufacture, in the cas…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …data, means recorded information (regardless of the form or method of the recording) of a scientific or technical nature (including computer databases and computer software documentation). This term does not include computer software or fin…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … data means recorded information (regardless of the form or method of the recording) of a scientific or technical nature (including computer databases and computer software documentation). This term does not include computer software or fin…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …evel missions or objectives. (ii) The performance of general, technical, engineering, or scientific effort having broad application not directly associated with a particular procurement, notwithstanding that such general, technical, engine…
  • FAR 31.205-18 Independent research and development and bid and proposal costs.
    …e from the related basic research, (2) attempts to determine and exploit the potential of scientific discoveries or improvements in technology, materials, processes, methods, devices, or techniques, and (3) attempts to advance the state of …
  • FAR 35.001 Definitions.
    …e from the related basic research; (b) attempts to determine and exploit the potential of scientific discoveries or improvements in technology, materials, processes, methods, devices, or techniques; and (c) attempts to advance the state of …
  • 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 35.009 Subcontracting research and development effort.
    Since the selection of R&D contractors is substantially based on the best scientific and technological sources, it is important that the contractor not subcontract technical or scientific work without the contracting officer's advance knowl…
  • FAR 35.014 Government property and title.
    …sed by the contractor using Government funds provided for the conduct of basic or applied scientific research, apply to contracts with nonprofit institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the condu…
  • FAR 52.227-20 Rights in Data—SBIR Program.
    … data means recorded information (regardless of the form or method of the recording) of a scientific or technical nature (including computer databases and computer software documentation). This term does not include computer software or fin…
  • DFARS 212.7004 Procedures.
    …horized pursuant to FAR subpart 5.5, may also publish a notice regarding the CSO in noted scientific, technical, or engineering periodicals. The contracting officer shall publish the notice at least annually. (c) Proposals received in resp…
  • DFARS 235.006-71 Competition.
    (a)(1) Use of a broad agency announcement with peer or scientific review for the award of science and technology proposals in accordance with 235.016(a) fulfills the requirement for full and open competition (see 206.102(d)(2)). (2) Use of…
  • DFARS 252.235-7010 Acknowledgment of support and disclaimer.
    …nder Contract No. (Contracting agency(ies) contract number(s)). (b) All material, except scientific articles or papers published in scientific journals, must, in addition to any notices or disclaimers by the Contractor, also contain the fo…
  • FAR 3.1101 Definitions.
    …relationships (including commercial and professional consulting and service arrangements, scientific and technical advisory board memberships, or serving as an expert witness in litigation); (iii) Services provided in exchange for honorari…
  • FAR 6.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    …ipation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government's needs; and (ii) A peer or scientific review. (3) Use of multiple award schedules issued under the procedures established by the Administrator of General Services consistent wi…
  • FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services.
    …al work calling for the practical application of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature; or (iii) Contract for supplies or services as are necessary incident to paragraph (b)(2)(i) or (ii) of this section. …
  • FAR 9.508 Examples.
    …his follow-on contract. (g) Company A receives a contract to prepare a detailed plan for scientific and technical training of an agency's personnel. It suggests a curriculum that the agency endorses and incorporates in its request for prop…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    …quirements. (iii) Publishing formal requests for information in appropriate technical or scientific journals or business publications. (iv) Querying the Governmentwide database of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for u…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …acted items into the contract items. Considerations include the diversity of engineering, scientific, and manufacturing labor skills required and the amount and quality of supervision and coordination needed to perform the contract task. (…
  • FAR 15.606-1 Receipt and initial review.
    …nformation and cost-related or price-related information for evaluation; (5) Has overall scientific, technical, or socioeconomic merit; (6) Has been approved by a responsible official or other representative authorized to obligate the off…
  • FAR 15.606-2 Evaluation.
    …d meritorious methods, approaches, or concepts demonstrated by the proposal; (2) Overall scientific, technical, or socioeconomic merits of the proposal; (3) Potential contribution of the effort to the agency's specific mission; (4) The o…
  • FAR 19.502-2 Total small business set-asides.
    …, there must also be a reasonable expectation of obtaining from small businesses the best scientific and technological sources consistent with the demands of the proposed acquisition for the best mix of cost, performances, and schedules.
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …Automated data processing equipment and office information/word processing systems. (ii) Scientific equipment and medical apparatus or equipment if the application of micro-electronic circuitry or other technology of at least similar sophi…
  • FAR 23.108-2 Chemically-intensive products.
    …ss of percentage, in a Safer Choice-certified product is evaluated through EPA's rigorous scientific process and only the safest ingredients are allowed. (b) Resource. For information on Safer Choice-certified products, see https://www.epa…
  • FAR 27.301 Definitions.
    …on under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 501(a)), or any nonprofit scientific or educational organization qualified under a State nonprofit organization statute. Practical application means to manufacture, in the cas…
  • FAR 27.404-3 Copyrighted works.
    …d, without prior approval of the contracting officer, to assert copyright in technical or scientific articles based on or containing such data that is published in academic, technical or professional journals, symposia proceedings and simil…
  • FAR 31.701 Purpose.
    …ation, is defined as a business entity organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, of which no part of the net earnings inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, of which no s…
  • FAR 35.004 Publicizing requirements and expanding research and development sources.
    (a) In order to obtain a broad base of the best contractor sources from the scientific and industrial community, agencies must, in addition to following the requirements of part 5, continually search for and develop information on sources (…
  • FAR 45.107 Contract clauses.
    …of higher education or at nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the conduct of scientific research (see 35.014) is contemplated. (b) The contracting officer shall also insert the clause at 52.245-2, Government Property (Installa…
  • FAR 46.101 Definitions.
    …g functional operation of supplies or their components, by the application of established scientific principles and procedures.
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …relationships (including commercial and professional consulting and service arrangements, scientific and technical advisory board memberships, or serving as an expert witness in litigation); (iii) Services provided in exchange for honorari…
  • FAR 53.235 Research and Development Contracting (SF 298).
    SF 298 (2/89), Report Documentation Page. SF 298 is prescribed for use in submitting scientific and technical reports to contracting officers and to technical information libraries, as specified in 35.010 and ANSI Standard Z39.18.
  • DFARS 204.7401 Definitions.
    … data means recorded information, regardless of the form or method of the recording, of a scientific or technical nature (including computer software documentation). The term does not include computer software or data incidental to contract…
  • DFARS 206.102 Use of competitive procedures.
    … science and technology proposals resulting from a broad agency announcement with peer or scientific review, as described in 235.016(a) (10 U.S.C. 3012(2)).
  • DFARS 206.102-70 Other competitive procedures.
    (a) Competitive selection of proposals based on a review by scientific, technological, or other subject-matter expert peers resulting from a commercial solutions opening as described in subpart 212.70 (10 U.S.C. 3458) is a competitive proce…

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.