32 CFR 3.5

§ 3.5 Appropriate use.

United States · 32 CFR — National Defense · Status: effective

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Citation: 32 CFR 3.5, § 3.5 Appropriate use, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/144684
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In accordance with statute, this authority may be used only when: (a) At least one nontraditional Defense contractor is participating to a significant extent in the prototype project; or (b) No nontraditional Defense contractor is participating to a significant extent in the prototype project, but at least one of the following circumstances exists: (1) At least one third of the total cost of the prototype project is to be paid out of funds provided by non-Federal parties to the transaction. (2) The Senior Procurement Executive for the agency determines in writing that exceptional circumstances justify the use of a transaction that provides for innovative business arrangements or structures that would not be feasible or appropriate under a procurement contract.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.