[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR17.601]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 17_SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart 17.6_Management and Operating Contracts
 
Sec.  17.601  Definition.

    Management and operating contract means an agreement under which the 
Government contracts for the operation, maintenance, or support, on its 
behalf, of a Government-owned or -controlled research, development, 
special production, or testing establishment wholly or principally 
devoted to one or more major programs of the contracting Federal agency.