<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE dita
  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Composite//EN" "ditabase.dtd">
<dita xmlns:ditaarch="http://dita.oasis-open.org/architecture/2005/"
      domains="(topic task)                            (topic concept)                            (topic concept glossentry)                            (topic concept glossgroup)                            (topic reference)                            (topic troubleshooting++task) (topic task)                            (topic abbrev-d)                            a(props deliveryTarget)                            (topic equation-d)                            (topic hazard-d)                            (topic hi-d)                            (topic indexing-d)                            (topic markup-d)                            (topic mathml-d)                            (topic pr-d)                            (topic relmgmt-d)                            (topic sw-d)                            (topic svg-d)                            (topic ui-d)                            (topic ut-d)                            (topic markup-d xml-d)                            (topic task strictTaskbody-c)   "
      ditaarch:DITAArchVersion="1.3">
   <concept id="DFARS_242.771-3"
            ditaarch:DITAArchVersion="1.3"
            class="- topic/topic concept/concept ">
      <title class="- topic/title ">
         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">242.771-3</ph> Responsibilities.</title>
      <conbody class="- topic/body  concept/conbody ">
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(a)  The cognizant administrative contracting officer (ACO) or corporate ACO shall—</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(1)  Determine cost allowability of IR&amp;D/B&amp;P costs as set forth in 
               <xref outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                  class="- topic/xref "
                  base="i1380009"
                  href="231.205-18.dita#DFARS_231.205-18">231.205-18</xref>
             and FAR 31.205-18;</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2)  Determine whether IR&amp;D/B&amp;P projects performed by major contractors (see 
               <xref outputclass="fm:ParaNumOnly"
                  class="- topic/xref "
                  base="i1380009"
                  href="231.205-18.dita#DFARS_231.205-18">231.205-18</xref>
            (a)) are of potential interest to DoD; and</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(3)  Notify the contractor promptly of any IR&amp;D/B&amp;P activities that are not of potential interest to DoD.</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(b)  The Defense Contract Management Agency or the military department responsible for performing contract administration functions is responsible for providing the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) with IR&amp;D/B&amp;P statistical information, as necessary, to assist DCAA in the annual report required by paragraph (c) of this subsection.</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(c)  DCAA is responsible for submitting an annual report to the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) (OUSD(AT&amp;L)), setting forth required statistical information relating to the DoD-wide IR&amp;D/B&amp;P program.  </p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(d)  The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OASD R&amp;E), is responsible for establishing a regular method for communication—</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(1)  From DoD to contractors, of timely and comprehensive information regarding planned or expected DoD future needs; and</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2)  From contractors to DoD, of brief technical descriptions of contractor IR&amp;D projects.</p>
      </conbody>
   </concept>
</dita>
