PART 5235 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTING
5235.006 (DFARS 235.006) Contracting methods and contract type.
(b)(i) and (ii). Notifications and requests for USD(AT&L) approval are to be submitted to
DASN(AP) for processing and signature by ASN(RD&A).
5235.015 Contracts for research with educational institutions and nonprofit organizations.
5235.015-70 (DFARS 235.015-70) Special use allowances for research facilities acquired by educational institutions.
(b) Policy.
(i) Contracts providing for a special use allowance for acquisitions or construction of research facilities shall specify:
(A) that plans, specifications and major changes thereto shall be subject to approval by the Government;
(B) that the work shall be subject to approval by the Government for conformity to approved plans and specifications; and
(C) that the NAVFACENGCOM shall be the authorized representative of the sponsoring contracting activity for such purposes.
(ii) Except as otherwise directed or authorized in the approval, the contract may also provide for up to a 15% increase in the amount subject to the special use allowance to cover changes in the work or any difference between estimated and actual cost of the work. Any such increase may be made subject to the approval of the sponsoring contracting activity. If more than a 15% increase is required, the further approval of the HCA is required.
5235.070 Indemnification against unusually hazardous risks.
5235.070-1 (DFARS 235.070-1) Indemnification under research and development contracts.
(a) The authority to approve the indemnification of the contractor or subcontractor; the definition of the specific unusually hazardous risks to be indemnified in a research or development contract;
and the amount of any payment under 10 U.S.C. 2354(c) is delegated to DASN(AP). The authority
to approve the source of the funds out of which any such payment is made is delegated to the Deputy Comptroller, Department of the Navy, and to one assistant designated by the Deputy Comptroller for such purpose.