[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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

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therefore also require closer cooperation between program officials and 
you, as the one who decides business matters.