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Target Audience: Small-to-mid-sized government contractors, proposal writers, and compliance officers who need to quickly understand FAR requirements.
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17.403 - Procedures | FAR Navigator

17.403

Procedures

FAR 17.403 requires contracting officers to structure leader-follower contracts carefully and ensure proprietary information is protected through firm agreements.

Overview

FAR 17.403 outlines the procedures for awarding contracts under leader company contracting arrangements. This section provides contracting officers with three options for structuring contracts between leader and follower companies to facilitate production and technical assistance. It also mandates that contracts include firm agreements regarding the disclosure and protection of proprietary information, such as trade secrets, technical designs, and software. The goal is to ensure effective collaboration while safeguarding sensitive contractor data.

Key Rules

Contract Award Structure
- The contracting officer can award contracts in three ways: (1) to a leader company with a requirement to subcontract to a follower; (2) to both a leader (for assistance) and a follower (for production); or (3) to a follower company with a requirement to subcontract to a leader for assistance.
Protection of Proprietary Information
- Any contract under this arrangement must include a firm agreement on the disclosure and protection of trade secrets, technical data, and proprietary software.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must select the appropriate contract structure and ensure proprietary information is protected through clear contractual agreements.
Contractors: Must comply with subcontracting and assistance obligations and adhere to proprietary information agreements.
Agencies: Should oversee compliance with these procedures and ensure sensitive information is safeguarded.

Practical Implications

This section exists to facilitate collaboration between companies with different capabilities while protecting proprietary information.
It impacts daily contracting by requiring careful contract drafting and negotiation of information protection clauses.
Common pitfalls include inadequate protection of proprietary data and unclear subcontracting arrangements.

Contracts involving proprietary information

Contracts with subcontracting requirements

Leader Company Contracting

Production and technical assistance contracts

Clearly define subcontracting and assistance obligations in the contract.

Document all proprietary information subject to disclosure or protection.

Ensure all parties understand and agree to proprietary data handling requirements.

Include firm agreements on the disclosure and protection of proprietary information in all contracts.

Monitor compliance with subcontracting and information protection clauses.

Select the appropriate contract structure (leader to follower, leader and follower, or follower to leader).

References done in this section

17.4Leader Company Contracting

17.403

Procedures

FAR 17.403 requires contracting officers to structure leader-follower contracts carefully and ensure proprietary information is protected through firm agreements.

Overview

Key Rules

Contract Award Structure
- The contracting officer can award contracts in three ways: (1) to a leader company with a requirement to subcontract to a follower; (2) to both a leader (for assistance) and a follower (for production); or (3) to a follower company with a requirement to subcontract to a leader for assistance.
Protection of Proprietary Information
- Any contract under this arrangement must include a firm agreement on the disclosure and protection of trade secrets, technical data, and proprietary software.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must select the appropriate contract structure and ensure proprietary information is protected through clear contractual agreements.
Contractors: Must comply with subcontracting and assistance obligations and adhere to proprietary information agreements.
Agencies: Should oversee compliance with these procedures and ensure sensitive information is safeguarded.

Practical Implications

This section exists to facilitate collaboration between companies with different capabilities while protecting proprietary information.
It impacts daily contracting by requiring careful contract drafting and negotiation of information protection clauses.
Common pitfalls include inadequate protection of proprietary data and unclear subcontracting arrangements.

Contracts involving proprietary information

Contracts with subcontracting requirements

Leader Company Contracting

Production and technical assistance contracts

Clearly define subcontracting and assistance obligations in the contract.

Document all proprietary information subject to disclosure or protection.

Ensure all parties understand and agree to proprietary data handling requirements.

Include firm agreements on the disclosure and protection of proprietary information in all contracts.

Monitor compliance with subcontracting and information protection clauses.

Select the appropriate contract structure (leader to follower, leader and follower, or follower to leader).

References done in this section

17.4Leader Company Contracting

17.403

Procedures

FAR 17.403 requires contracting officers to structure leader-follower contracts carefully and ensure proprietary information is protected through firm agreements.

Overview

Key Rules

Contract Award Structure
- The contracting officer can award contracts in three ways: (1) to a leader company with a requirement to subcontract to a follower; (2) to both a leader (for assistance) and a follower (for production); or (3) to a follower company with a requirement to subcontract to a leader for assistance.
Protection of Proprietary Information
- Any contract under this arrangement must include a firm agreement on the disclosure and protection of trade secrets, technical data, and proprietary software.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must select the appropriate contract structure and ensure proprietary information is protected through clear contractual agreements.
Contractors: Must comply with subcontracting and assistance obligations and adhere to proprietary information agreements.
Agencies: Should oversee compliance with these procedures and ensure sensitive information is safeguarded.

Practical Implications

This section exists to facilitate collaboration between companies with different capabilities while protecting proprietary information.
It impacts daily contracting by requiring careful contract drafting and negotiation of information protection clauses.
Common pitfalls include inadequate protection of proprietary data and unclear subcontracting arrangements.

17.403

Procedures

FAR 17.403 requires contracting officers to structure leader-follower contracts carefully and ensure proprietary information is protected through firm agreements.

Overview

Key Rules

Contract Award Structure
- The contracting officer can award contracts in three ways: (1) to a leader company with a requirement to subcontract to a follower; (2) to both a leader (for assistance) and a follower (for production); or (3) to a follower company with a requirement to subcontract to a leader for assistance.
Protection of Proprietary Information
- Any contract under this arrangement must include a firm agreement on the disclosure and protection of trade secrets, technical data, and proprietary software.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must select the appropriate contract structure and ensure proprietary information is protected through clear contractual agreements.
Contractors: Must comply with subcontracting and assistance obligations and adhere to proprietary information agreements.
Agencies: Should oversee compliance with these procedures and ensure sensitive information is safeguarded.

Practical Implications

This section exists to facilitate collaboration between companies with different capabilities while protecting proprietary information.
It impacts daily contracting by requiring careful contract drafting and negotiation of information protection clauses.
Common pitfalls include inadequate protection of proprietary data and unclear subcontracting arrangements.

17.403

Procedures

FAR 17.403 requires contracting officers to structure leader-follower contracts carefully and ensure proprietary information is protected through firm agreements.

Overview

Key Rules

Contract Award Structure
- The contracting officer can award contracts in three ways: (1) to a leader company with a requirement to subcontract to a follower; (2) to both a leader (for assistance) and a follower (for production); or (3) to a follower company with a requirement to subcontract to a leader for assistance.
Protection of Proprietary Information
- Any contract under this arrangement must include a firm agreement on the disclosure and protection of trade secrets, technical data, and proprietary software.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must select the appropriate contract structure and ensure proprietary information is protected through clear contractual agreements.
Contractors: Must comply with subcontracting and assistance obligations and adhere to proprietary information agreements.
Agencies: Should oversee compliance with these procedures and ensure sensitive information is safeguarded.

Practical Implications

This section exists to facilitate collaboration between companies with different capabilities while protecting proprietary information.
It impacts daily contracting by requiring careful contract drafting and negotiation of information protection clauses.
Common pitfalls include inadequate protection of proprietary data and unclear subcontracting arrangements.

17.403

Procedures

FAR 17.403 requires contracting officers to structure leader-follower contracts carefully and ensure proprietary information is protected through firm agreements.

Overview

Key Rules

Contract Award Structure
- The contracting officer can award contracts in three ways: (1) to a leader company with a requirement to subcontract to a follower; (2) to both a leader (for assistance) and a follower (for production); or (3) to a follower company with a requirement to subcontract to a leader for assistance.
Protection of Proprietary Information
- Any contract under this arrangement must include a firm agreement on the disclosure and protection of trade secrets, technical data, and proprietary software.

Responsibilities

Contracting Officers: Must select the appropriate contract structure and ensure proprietary information is protected through clear contractual agreements.
Contractors: Must comply with subcontracting and assistance obligations and adhere to proprietary information agreements.
Agencies: Should oversee compliance with these procedures and ensure sensitive information is safeguarded.

Practical Implications

This section exists to facilitate collaboration between companies with different capabilities while protecting proprietary information.
It impacts daily contracting by requiring careful contract drafting and negotiation of information protection clauses.
Common pitfalls include inadequate protection of proprietary data and unclear subcontracting arrangements.

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