48 CFR § 27.403 - 27.403 Data rights—General.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s27.403"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 27.403 - 27.403 Data rights—General."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "27.403"
section_name: "27.403 Data rights—General."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 63049, Nov. 7, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "27"
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# 27.403 27.403 Data rights—General.
All contracts that require data to be produced, furnished, acquired, or used in meeting contract performance requirements, must contain terms that delineate the respective rights and obligations of the Government and the contractor regarding the use, reproduction, and disclosure of that data. Data rights clauses do not specify the type, quantity or quality of data that is to be delivered, but only the respective rights of the Government and the contractor regarding the use, disclosure, or reproduction of the data. Accordingly, the contract shall specify the data to be delivered.