{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-37.505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 37.505","heading":"What resources are available to assist me during the pre-award business evaluation?","body":"Administrative agreements officers of the Defense Contract Management Agency and the Office of Naval Research can share lessons learned from administering other TIAs. Program officials can be a source of information when you are determining the reasonableness of proposed funding (e.g., on labor rates, as discussed in § 37.520) or establishing observable and verifiable technical milestones for payments (see § 37.575). Auditors at the Defense Contract Audit Agency can act in an advisory capacity to help you determine the reasonableness of proposed amounts, including values of in-kind contributions toward cost sharing.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER C—DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS","PART 37—TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS","Subpart E—Pre-Award Business Evaluation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"15a76c11d7cb17cf8720ef9a089663c2bae6f240e0b21f6b0f96b2d9586fc057","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-37.500","next":"us/32-cfr-37.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}