Effective immediately, contracting officers shall not require a major contractor, as defined at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 231.205-18(a)(iii), to engage in or document a technical interchange, as described in DFARS 231.205-18(c)(iii)(C)(4), as part of the criteria for determining a contractor's annual independent research and development (IR&D) costs to be allowable.
In order for annual IR&D costs to be determined allowable for IR&D projects initiated in the contractor's fiscal year 2017 and later, DFARS 231.205-18(c)(iii)(C)(4) requires a major contractor to-
As a result of this deviation, the actions at DFARS 231.205-18(c)(iii)(C)(4) are no longer a part of the criteria a contracting officer must consider in determining a major contractor's annual IR&D costs to be allowable.
This class deviation is effective until it is incorporated in the DFARS or until this class deviation is otherwise rescinded.
Status: |
Archived
Incorporated
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Effective Date: | September 14, 2017 (3 years ago) |
Expire Date: | None Given |
Incorporated: | August 24, 2018 (3 years ago) |
Official Documents: | Memo |