48 CFR § 17.801 - 17.801 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 17.801 - 17.801   Definitions."
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# 17.801 17.801   Definitions.

As used in this subpart—

*Government data* means any information, document, media, or machine-readable material regardless of physical form or characteristics, that is created or obtained by the Government, in the course of official Government business.

*Government-related data* means any information, document, media, or machine-readable material regardless of physical form or characteristics that is created or obtained by a contractor through the storage, processing, or communication of Government data. This does not include a contractor's business records (*e.g.,* financial records, legal records, etc.) or data such as operating procedures, software coding, or algorithms that are not uniquely applied to the Government data.

*Reverse auction service provider* means a commercial or Government entity that provides a means for conducting reverse auctions when acquiring supplies or services to be used by the Government.