CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (parts 1 to 399) > SUBCHAPTER C—DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS (Parts 21–37) > PART 37—TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS > SUBPART B—Appropriate Use of Technology Investment Agreements (§37.200 to §37.230) > 37.200—What are my responsibilities as an agreements officer for ensuring the appropriate use of TIAs?

37.200—What are my responsibilities as an agreements officer for ensuring the appropriate use of TIAs?

You must ensure that you use TIAs only in appropriate situations. To do so, you must conclude that the use of a TIA is justified based on:
(a) The nature of the project, as discussed in § 37.205 ;
(b) The type of recipient, addressed in § 37.210 ;
(c) The recipient's commitment and cost sharing, as described in § 37.215 ;
(d) The degree of involvement of the Government program official, as discussed in § 37.220; and
(e) Your judgment that the use of a TIA could benefit defense research objectives in ways that likely would not happen if another type of assistance instrument were used. Your answers to the four questions in § 37.225 should be the basis for your judgment.