48 CFR § 327.409 - 327.409 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s327.409"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 327.409 - 327.409 Solicitation provision and contract clause."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "327.409"
section_name: "327.409 Solicitation provision and contract clause."
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "327"
part_name: "PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "327"
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# 327.409 327.409 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 352.227-14, Rights in Data—Exceptional Circumstances, and any appropriate alternates in lieu of the FAR clause at 52.227-14, Rights in Data-General, whenever a DEC executed in accordance with Agency policy and procedures calls for its use. Prior to using this clause, a DEC must be executed in accordance with Agency policy and procedures. The contracting officer should reference the DEC in the solicitation and shall attach a copy of the executed DEC to the contract.