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23 CFR 172.3 - Definitions.

§ 172.3
Definitions.
As used in this part:
Audit means a review to test the contractor's compliance with the requirements of the cost principles contained in 48 CFR part 31.
Cognizant agency means any Federal or State agency that has conducted and issued an audit report of the consultant's indirect cost rate that has been developed in accordance with the requirements of the cost principles contained in 48 CFR part 31.
Competitive negotiation means any form of negotiation that utilizes the following:
(1) Qualifications-based procedures complying with title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (Public Law 92-582, 86 Stat. 1278 (1972));
(2) Equivalent State qualifications-based procedures; or
(3) A formal procedure permitted by State statute that was enacted into State law prior to the enactment of Public Law 105-178 (TEA-21) on June 9, 1998.
Consultant means the individual or firm providing engineering and design related services as a party to the contract.
Contracting agencies means State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs) or local governmental agencies that are responsible for the procurement of engineering and design related services.
Engineering and design related services means program management, construction management, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services with respect to a construction project subject to 23 U.S.C. 112(a).
One-year applicable accounting period means the annual accounting period for which financial statements are regularly prepared for the consultant.

Title 23 published on 2012-04-01

no entries appear in the Federal Register after this date.

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United States Code
USC : Title 23 - HIGHWAYS

§ 112 - Letting of contracts

§ 114 - Construction

§ 302 - State transportation department

§ 315 - Rules, regulations, and recommendations

§ 402 - Highway safety programs

USC : Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS

§ 541 - Supervision and direction

§ 542 - Care and handling

§ 543 - Method of disposition

§ 544 - Validity of transfer instruments

§ 545 - Procedure for disposal

§ 546 - Contractor inventories

§ 547 - Agricultural commodities, foods, and cotton or woolen goods

§ 548 - Surplus vessels

§ 549 - Donation of personal property through state agencies

§ 550 - Disposal of real property for certain purposes

§ 551 - Donations to American Red Cross

§ 552 - Abandoned or unclaimed property on Government premises

§ 553 - Property for correctional facility, law enforcement, and emergency management response purposes

§ 554 - Property for development or operation of a port facility

§ 555 - Donation of law enforcement canines to handlers

§ 556 - Disposal of dredge vessels

§ 557 - Donation of books to Free Public Library

§ 558 - Donation of forfeited vessels

§ 559 - Advice of Attorney General with respect to antitrust law

Statutes at Large

105 Stat. 1914

105 Stat. 2003

109 Stat. 568

112 Stat. 107

Title 23 published on 2012-04-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 23 CFR 172 after this date.

  • 2012-09-04; vol. 77 # 171 - Tuesday, September 4, 2012
    1. 77 FR 53802 - Procurement, Management, and Administration of Engineering and Design Related Services
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Federal Highway Administration
      Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments.
      Comments must be received on or before November 5, 2012. Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
      23 CFR Part 172