48 CFR § 1816.001 - 1816.001 Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s1816.001"
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title: "48 CFR § 1816.001 - 1816.001 Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1816.001"
section_name: "1816.001 Definitions."
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "1816"
part_name: "TYPES OF CONTRACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "51 U.S.C. 20113(a) and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 3478, Jan. 23, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1816"
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# 1816.001 1816.001 Definitions.
As used in this part—
*Earned award fee* means the payment of the full amount of an award fee evaluation period's score/rating.
*Term-determining official* means the designated Agency official who reviews the recommendations of the Award-Term Board in determining whether the contractor is eligible for an award term.
*Unearned award fee* means the difference between the available award fee pool amount for a given award fee evaluation period less the contractor's earned award fee amount for that same evaluation period.
[81 FR 50366, Aug. 1, 2016, as amended at 82 FR 34418, July 25, 2017]