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48 CFR 27.202-2: 27.202-2 Notice of Government as a licensee.

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  1. Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System
  2. CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
  3. SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
  4. PART 27—PATENTS, DATA, AND COPYRIGHTS
  5. Subpart 27.2—Patents and Copyrights

(a) When the Government is obligated to pay a royalty on a patent because of an existing license agreement and the contracting officer believes that the licensed patent will be applicable to a prospective contract, the Government should furnish the prospective offerors with—

(1) Notice of the license;

(2) The number of the patent; and

(3) The royalty rate cited in the license.

(b) When the Government is obligated to pay such a royalty, the solicitation should also require offerors to furnish information indicating whether or not each offeror is the patent owner or a licensee under the patent. This information is necessary so that the Government may either—

(1) Evaluate an offeror's price by adding an amount equal to the royalty; or

(2) Negotiate a price reduction with an offeror when the offeror is licensed under the same patent at a lower royalty rate.

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