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Acme performs a government research and development contract with the stated purpose
of creating a new ?thin? parachute that can be comfortably worn by aircrew while
working and moving about inside the aircraft. All Research & Development (R&D)
expenses incurred by Acme in developing this new system are reimbursed by the
Government. The contract contains the ?Patent Rights? clause found at 52.227-11 Patent
Rights?Ownership by the Contractor. The contractor obtains many patents for new
inventions developed under the contract at Government expense. Under the terms of the
clause, what duties and rights does the contractor have?
The contractor must disclose all of these inventions to the Government, but may retain title
(ownership) to the inventions
The three-part test to determine whether an expenditure is proper under the
purposed statute consists of which parts? (select all that apply)
· The expenditure of an appropriation must be for a particular statutory purpose, or necessary
and incident to proper execution of the general purpose of the appropriation.
· The expenditure must not be prohibited by law.
· The expenditure must not be otherwise provided for.
Today is 27 September 2013, and Congress passed the FY2014 DoD Authorization Act.
The FY2014 Appropriations Act has not been passed yet. Your installation's base support
services contract (for security, recreation activities, vehicle maintenance, janitorial
services, and the like) currently held by Doall, Inc. is of utmost concern to Brigadier
General Combat. She wonders why we have not exercised Doall's two options for services
beginning 1 October 2013 through 30 September, 2014. BG Combat remarks that Mr.
Einstein, Director of the U.S. Special Operations Test and Evaluation Command
(USSOTEC) has $250,000 of unobligated FY2013 Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation (RDT&E) funds available because of delays in one of its programs. Doall
provides support services (for operation and maintenance of USSOTEC facilities) directly
to USSOTEC under a separate line item in the contract. There were two options in the
contract: one for installation services for the base and one for the USSOTEC services. BG
, Combat wants the FY2014 options exercised and the $250,000 obligated. Which of the
following statements is correct based on this scenario?
NOT: RDT&E funding may be spent only for the direct costs of RDT&E, O&M
USSOTEC must be funded with O&M funding
NOT: FY2014 funding is available for obligation before October 1, 2013
the authority of the executive branch to enter into a contract is:
an inherent power that may be used to implement the constitutional duties and responsibilities of
the executive branch
Jim offers to sell Wanda his car for $499. Wanda tells Jim that she would like to think it
over. Jim tells her the offer will remain valid for 48 hours. Later that night Jim has an
accident that destroys the car. The next day, Lesley, a mutual friend, calls Wanda and
asks: ?Did you hear about Jim? He was in an accident last night. It?s a miracle he?s
alive because his car was totaled.? Later that afternoon Wanda goes to the hospital to
visit Jim and tells him that she is glad he?s going to be okay and that she accepts his offer
to contract. Is there a valid contract?
NOT: a valid contract exists because Jim never revoked the offer
The U.S. Navy purchases a newly developed ?holdback bar? for use in launching carrier
aircraft. The supplier, Acme Co., developed the bar at its own expense and obtained a
patent for the bar three years ago. The contractor provides technical data (in the form of
an ?operator?s manual?) along with the completed bars, so that the Navy can maintain
and properly operate the bar at sea. The manual contains restrictive markings plainly
stating that the information contained therein was developed by Acme at Acme?s expense
and that only Navy personnel may have access to the data for the limited purpose of
operating & maintaining the holdback bar properly. Which of the following statements
about the rights in data for the bar is correct?
the contractor may be required by DFARS 252.227-7013(f) to mark proprietary data to ensure
the government does not make an improper disclosure to an unauthorized party
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Acme performs a government research and development contract with the stated purpose
of creating a new ?thin? parachute that can be comfortably worn by aircrew while
working and moving about inside the aircraft. All Research & Development (R&D)
expenses incurred by Acme in developing this new system are reimbursed by the
Government. The contract contains the ?Patent Rights? clause found at 52.227-11 Patent
Rights?Ownership by the Contractor. The contractor obtains many patents for new
inventions developed under the contract at Government expense. Under the terms of the
clause, what duties and rights does the contractor have?
The contractor must disclose all of these inventions to the Government, but may retain title
(ownership) to the inventions
The three-part test to determine whether an expenditure is proper under the
purposed statute consists of which parts? (select all that apply)
· The expenditure of an appropriation must be for a particular statutory purpose, or necessary
and incident to proper execution of the general purpose of the appropriation.
· The expenditure must not be prohibited by law.
· The expenditure must not be otherwise provided for.
Today is 27 September 2013, and Congress passed the FY2014 DoD Authorization Act.
The FY2014 Appropriations Act has not been passed yet. Your installation's base support
services contract (for security, recreation activities, vehicle maintenance, janitorial
services, and the like) currently held by Doall, Inc. is of utmost concern to Brigadier
General Combat. She wonders why we have not exercised Doall's two options for services
beginning 1 October 2013 through 30 September, 2014. BG Combat remarks that Mr.
Einstein, Director of the U.S. Special Operations Test and Evaluation Command
(USSOTEC) has $250,000 of unobligated FY2013 Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation (RDT&E) funds available because of delays in one of its programs. Doall
provides support services (for operation and maintenance of USSOTEC facilities) directly
to USSOTEC under a separate line item in the contract. There were two options in the
contract: one for installation services for the base and one for the USSOTEC services. BG
, Combat wants the FY2014 options exercised and the $250,000 obligated. Which of the
following statements is correct based on this scenario?
NOT: RDT&E funding may be spent only for the direct costs of RDT&E, O&M
USSOTEC must be funded with O&M funding
NOT: FY2014 funding is available for obligation before October 1, 2013
the authority of the executive branch to enter into a contract is:
an inherent power that may be used to implement the constitutional duties and responsibilities of
the executive branch
Jim offers to sell Wanda his car for $499. Wanda tells Jim that she would like to think it
over. Jim tells her the offer will remain valid for 48 hours. Later that night Jim has an
accident that destroys the car. The next day, Lesley, a mutual friend, calls Wanda and
asks: ?Did you hear about Jim? He was in an accident last night. It?s a miracle he?s
alive because his car was totaled.? Later that afternoon Wanda goes to the hospital to
visit Jim and tells him that she is glad he?s going to be okay and that she accepts his offer
to contract. Is there a valid contract?
NOT: a valid contract exists because Jim never revoked the offer
The U.S. Navy purchases a newly developed ?holdback bar? for use in launching carrier
aircraft. The supplier, Acme Co., developed the bar at its own expense and obtained a
patent for the bar three years ago. The contractor provides technical data (in the form of
an ?operator?s manual?) along with the completed bars, so that the Navy can maintain
and properly operate the bar at sea. The manual contains restrictive markings plainly
stating that the information contained therein was developed by Acme at Acme?s expense
and that only Navy personnel may have access to the data for the limited purpose of
operating & maintaining the holdback bar properly. Which of the following statements
about the rights in data for the bar is correct?
the contractor may be required by DFARS 252.227-7013(f) to mark proprietary data to ensure
the government does not make an improper disclosure to an unauthorized party
