[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: 32CFR37.410]



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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 D_Competition Phase

 

Sec.  37.410  Should my announcement or solicitation state that TIAs 

may be awarded?



    Yes, once you consider the factors described in subpart B of this 

part and decide that TIAs are among the types of instruments that you 

may award pursuant to a solicitation, it is important for you to state 

that fact in the solicitation. You also should state that TIAs are more 

flexible than traditional Government funding instruments and that 

provisions are negotiable in areas



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such as audits and intellectual property rights that may cause concern 

for commercial firms. Doing so should increase the likelihood that 

commercial firms will be willing to submit proposals.