32 CFR § 37.505 - What resources are available to assist me during the pre-award business evaluation?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s37.505"
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title: "32 CFR § 37.505 - What resources are available to assist me during the pre-award business evaluation?"
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "37.505"
section_name: "What resources are available to assist me during the pre-award business evaluation?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "37"
part_name: "TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 47160, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "37"
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# 37.505 What resources are available to assist me during the pre-award business evaluation?
Administrative agreements officers of the Defense Contract Management Agency and the Office of Naval Research can share lessons learned from administering other TIAs. Program officials can be a source of information when you are determining the reasonableness of proposed funding (*e.g.,* on labor rates, as discussed in § 37.520) or establishing observable and verifiable technical milestones for payments (*see* § 37.575). Auditors at the Defense Contract Audit Agency can act in an advisory capacity to help you determine the reasonableness of proposed amounts, including values of in-kind contributions toward cost sharing.