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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System |
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Chapter 1 - Federal Acquisition Regulation |
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SubChapter C - Contracting Methods and Contract Types |
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Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation |
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Subpart 15.6 - Unsolicited Proposals |
§ 15.601 - Definitions.
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15.601 Definitions.
As used in this subpart -
Advertising material means material designed to acquaint the Government with a prospective contractor's present products, services, or potential capabilities, or designed to stimulate the Government's interest in buying such products or services.
itemCommercial
itemproduct or commercial service offer means an offer of a commercial
itemsproduct or commercial service that the vendor wishes to see introduced in the Government's supply system as an alternate or a replacement for an existing supply item. This term does not include innovative or unique configurations or uses of commercial
products or commercial services that are being offered for further development and that may be submitted as an unsolicited proposal.
Contribution means a concept, suggestion, or idea presented to the Government for its use with no indication that the source intends to devote any further effort to it on the Government's behalf.
[62 FR 51230, Sept. 30, 1997, as amended at 66 FR 2129, Jan. 10, 2001; 87 FR 24844, Apr. 26, 2022]