[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 32CFR37.220]



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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE

 

              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

 

PART 37_TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart B_Appropriate Use of Technology Investment Agreements

 

Sec.  37.220  How involved should the Government program official be in 

the project?



    (a) TIAs are used to carry out cooperative relationships between the 

Federal Government and the recipient, which requires a greater level of 

involvement of the Government program official in the execution of the 

research than the usual oversight of a research grant or procurement 

contract. For example, program officials will participate in recipients' 

periodic reviews of research progress and will be substantially involved 

with the recipients in the resulting revisions of plans for future 

effort. That increased programmatic involvement before and during 

program execution with a TIA can reduce the need for some Federal 

financial requirements that are problematic for commercial firms.

    (b) Some aspects of their involvement require program officials to 

have greater knowledge about and participation in business matters that 

traditionally would be your exclusive responsibility as the agreements 

officer. TIAs therefore also require closer cooperation between program 

officials and you, as the one who decides business matters.