48 CFR § 904.7002 - 904.7002 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 904.7002 - 904.7002   Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "904.7002"
section_name: "904.7002   Definitions."
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
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# 904.7002 904.7002   Definitions.

*Contract* means the prime contract and the subcontract at any tier.

*Contracting officer* means the DOE contracting officer.

*Contractor* means the contractor and the subcontractor at any tier.

*Facility clearance* means an administrative determination that a facility is eligible to access, produce, use, or store classified information, or special nuclear material.

*Foreign interest* means any of the following—

(1) Foreign government or foreign government agency or instrumentality thereof;

(2) Any form of business enterprise organized under the laws of any country other than the United States or its possessions;

(3) Any form of business enterprise organized or incorporated under the laws of the U.S., or a State or other jurisdiction within the U.S. which is owned, controlled, or influenced by a foreign government, agency, firm, corporation, or person; or

(4) Any person who is not a U.S. citizen.

*Foreign ownership, control, or influence* means the situation where the degree of ownership, control, or influence over an offeror(s) or a contractor by a foreign interest is such that a reasonable basis exists for concluding that compromise of classified information or special nuclear material may possibly result.

*Special nuclear material* means special nuclear material as defined in 10 CFR 710.5(a).

[49 FR 11941, Mar. 28, 1984, as amended at 59 FR 9104, Feb. 25, 1994; 67 FR 14876, Mar. 28, 2002; 74 FR 36361, July 22, 2009; 76 FR 7690, Feb. 11, 2011]