{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-17.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 17.601","heading":"17.601 Definition.","body":"Management and operating contract means an agreement under which the Government contracts for the operation, maintenance, or support, on its behalf, of a Government-owned or -controlled research, development, special production, or testing establishment wholly or principally devoted to one or more major programs of the contracting Federal agency.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 17—SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS","Subpart 17.6—Management and Operating Contracts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"dc25c461d3980221f999c99fa81150aed2e8218f9b3c5bda2e225a20b9b5a1fd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-17.600","next":"us/48-cfr-17.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}