Abacus Contract Management Definitions"Rated order" means a prime contract for any product, service, or
material (including controlled materials) placed by a Delegate Agency under the provisions of the DPAS in support of an authorized program and which require preferential treatment, and includes subcontracts and purchase orders resulting under such contracts. "Rates" may include rate schedules, riders, rules, terms and conditions of service, and other tariff and service charges, e.g., facilities use charges. "Ratification," as used in this subsection, means the act of approving an unauthorized commitment by an official who has the authority to do so. "RDSS/C website" means the site on the World Wide Web at http://www.rdss.osd.mil where research and development streamlined solicitation and contracting information is published. "Reactivity" is the tendency of a solid waste to exhibit harmful characteristics when in contact with other substances. For instance, the waste could be unstable, react violently with water, generate toxic gases or fumes, or explode or detonate if heated under confinement. Reactivity is defined at length in 40 CFR 261.23. "Real property," as used in this part, means land and rights in land, ground improvements, utility distribution systems, and buildings and other structures. It does not include foundations and other work necessary for installing special tooling, special test equipment, or plant equipment. "Reasonable compensation," as used in this section, means, with respect to a regularly employed officer or employee of any person, compensation that is consistent with the normal compensation for such officer or employee for work that is not furnished to, not funded by, or not furnished in cooperation with the Federal Government. "Reasonable payment," as used in this section, means, with
respect to professional and other technical services, a payment in an amount that is consistent with the amount normally paid for such services in the private sector. "Reasonableness." A cost is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business. "Receiving report" means written evidence meeting the requirements of 32.905(f) which indicates Government acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed by the contractor (see Subpart 46.6). "Recipient," as used in this section, includes the contractor and all subcontractors. This term excludes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or any other Indian organization with respect to expenditures specifically permitted by other Federal law. "Reconditioned" means restored to the original normal operating
condition by readjustments and material replacement. "Reconditioned/Remanufactured" refers to the process of restoring used, durable products to meet original performance standards. Remanufacturing has many other names, including: rebuilding (automotive sector); retreading (tire remanufacturing); reconditioning; and refurbishing. Remanufacturing results in less waste and raw material and energy use. "Record" means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history, and that contains the individual's name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a fingerprint or voiceprint or a photograph. . "Record drawings" means drawings submitted by a contractor or subcontractor at any tier to show the construction of a particular structure or work as actually completed under the contract. "Recoupment," as used in this part, means the recovery by the Government of Government-funded nonrecurring costs from contractors that sell, lease, or license the resulting products or technology to buyers other than the Federal Government. "Recovered material" means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. For use in Subpart 11.3 for paper and paper products, see the definition at 11.301. "Recovered material" means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. "Recovered material" for paper and paper products, is defined by EPA in its Comprehensive Procurement Guideline as "recovered fiber" and means the following materials: "Recovered materials" refers to waste materials and by-products which have been recovered or diverted from solid waste, but does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process (42 U.S.C. 6903 (19)). "Recruiting and training agency" means any person who refers workers to any contractor or provides or supervises apprenticeship or training for employment by any contractor. "Recurring costs" means costs that vary with the quantity being
produced, such as labor and materials. "Recycled content" means materials that have been recovered from the solid waste stream, either during the manufacturing process (pre-consumer), or after consumer use (post-consumer) (see Federal Trade Commission Environmental Marketing Guides mentioned above for more detail). Executive agencies are required to purchase EPA-designated items with recycled content (40 C.F.R. Part 247). Purchasers may want to consider whether the material contains pre-consumer or post-consumer recycled content. Recycled content, under the Federal Trade Commission guides, includes recycled raw material, that would have otherwise been incinerated or land filled, as well as used, reconditioned and remanufactured components. For products that are only partially made of recycled material, a recycled claim should indicate the percentage, by weight, of recycled content in the finished product. Unless it is otherwise clear from the context of the sale, for products that contain used, reconditioned or remanufactured components, a recycled claim should make clear that such components are used, reconditioned or remanufactured. Manufacturer's scrap material that would have, in any case, been incorporated into the product does not qualify as recycled under the Federal Trade Commission's guides. Refer to 16 C.F.R. ¤ 260.7(e). "Recyclability" refers to products or materials that can be collected, separated or otherwise recovered from the solid waste stream for reuse, or in the manufacture or assembly of another package or product, through an established recycling program. For products that are made of both recyclable and non-recyclable components, the recyclable claim should be adequately qualified to avoid consumer deception about which portions or components are recyclable. In addition, unless recycling collection programs for the product are available to a substantial majority of communities or consumers where the product is sold, claims of recyclability need to be qualified to indicate the
limited of availability of recycling collection sites. A product that is made from recyclable material, but, due to its shape, size or some other attribute, is not accepted in recycling programs for such material, should not be marketed as recyclable. Refer to the FTC Environmental Marketing Guides, 16 C.F.R. ¤ 260.7(d). "Recycling" means the series of activities, including collection, separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of products other than fuel for producing heat or power by combustion. "Refined precious metal" means recovered silver, gold, platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, or ruthenium, in bullion, granulation or sponge form, which has been purified to at least .999 percentage of fineness. "Reflagging or repair work," as used in this clause, means work performed on a vessel- "Registered in the CCR database" means that all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, if applicable, and the corresponding Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, is in the CCR database; the DUNS number and the CAGE code have been validated; and all edits have been successfully completed. "Regularly employed," as used in this section, means, with
respect to an officer or employee of a person requesting or receiving a Federal contract, an officer or employee who is employed by such person for at least 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person for receipt of such contract. An officer or employee who is employed by such person for less than 130 working days within 1 year immediately preceding the date of the submission that initiates agency consideration of such person shall be considered to be regularly employed as soon as he or she is employed by such person for 130 working days. "Regulated utility supplier" means a utility supplier regulated by an independent regulatory body. "Regulation" means any contracting supplement, policy letter, clause book, automated system, or similar regulatory instrument. "Rehabilitation Act" requires, among other things, removal of
architectural barriers to access (Section 502) and accessibility of electronic and information technology (Section 508). "Reinsurance" means a transaction which provides that a surety, for a consideration, agrees to indemnify another surety against loss which the latter may sustain under a bond which it has issued. "Related supplies" means supplies that are used and equipment that is usable in printing and binding operations. "Relating to a contract." See " Claim relating to a contract." "Relocation costs" are costs incident to the permanent change of
duty assignment (for an indefinite period or for a stated period, but in either event for not less than 12 months) of an existing employee or upon recruitment of a new employee. "Remanufactured" means factory rebuilt to original specifications. "Remedy coordination official," as used in this section, means the person or entity in the agency who coordinates within that agency the administration of criminal, civil, administrative, and contractual remedies resulting from investigations of fraud or corruption related to procurement activities. (See 10 U.S.C. 2307(h)(10)(sic) and 41 U.S.C. 255(g)(9).) "Renewable energy" means energy produced by solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass power. "Renewable energy technology" means-- "Renewable resource consumption" refers to a continuum of resources, from those that are renewable in under 200 years, such as timber-based products, which can serve as an indicator of biodiversity loss and increased erosion, to those which are renewable in less than 2 years, such as grain-based feed stocks. "Rental costs." See FAR 31.205-36 Rental Costs. "Reportable property," as used in this subpart, means contractor inventory that must be reported for screening in accordance with this subpart before disposition as surplus. "Reporting activity," as used in this subpart, means the Government activity that initiates the Standard Form 120, Report of Excess Personal Property (or when acceptable to GSA, by data processing output). "Representative investment" is the calculated amount considered invested by the contractor during the cost accounting period to construct, fabricate, or develop the asset. "Requests for proposals (RFPs)" are used in negotiated acquisitions to communicate Government requirements to prospective contractors and to solicit proposals. RFPs for competitive acquisitions shall, at a minimum, describe the-- "Requirements contract" provides for filling all actual purchase requirements of designated Government activities for supplies or services during a specified contract period, with deliveries or performance to be scheduled by placing orders with the contractor. "Requiring department" means the department or agency which has the requirement for an item. "Res gestae" means (law of torts) -- peripheral matters closely connected with a transaction and necessary to a proper understanding of it. "Res ipsa loquitur" means "the thing speaks for itself" -- (law of torts) descriptive of facts so self-evident as to make a prima facie case. "Research and development" means those efforts described by the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) budget activity definitions
found in the DoD Financial Management Regulation (DoD 7000.14-R), Volume 2B, Chapter 5. "Research and development streamlined contract (RDSC) " means- "Research and development streamlined solicitation (RDSS) " means a solicitation issued in accordance with 235.7003. "Research facility" means- "Residual value" means the proceeds, less removal and disposal costs, if any, realized upon disposition of a tangible capital asset. It usually is measured by the net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the asset, or its fair value if the asset is traded in on another asset. The estimated residual value is a current forecast of the residual value. "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) " gave EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave." This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA also set forth a framework for the management of non-hazardous wastes. RCRA focuses only on active and future facilities and does not address abandoned or historical sites. "Responsible audit agency" means the agency that is responsible for performing all required contract audit services at a business unit. "Responsible official," as used in this subpart, means the
contracting officer (see Subpart 2.1) or other official designated under agency procedures to administer the collection of contract debts and applicable interest. "Responsible prospective contractor" means a contractor that meets the standards in 9.104. "Restricted computer software" means computer software developed at private expense and that is a trade secret; is commercial or financial and
confidential or privileged; or is published copyrighted computer software; including minor modifications of such computer software. "Restricted rights" means the rights of the Government in restricted computer software as set forth in a Restricted Rights Notice, if included in a data rights clause of the contract, or as otherwise may be included or incorporated in the contract. "Restricted rights" apply only to noncommercial computer software and mean the Government's rights to- "Restricted rights" apply only to noncommercial computer software and mean the Government's rights to- "Restructuring activities" means nonroutine, nonrecurring, or extraordinary activities to combine facilities, operations, or workforce, in order to eliminate redundant capabilities, improve future operations, and reduce overall costs. Restructuring activities do not include routine or ongoing repositionings and redeployments of a contractor's productive facilities or workforce (e.g., normal plant rearrangement or employee relocation), nor do they include other routine or ordinary activities charged as indirect costs that would otherwise have been incurred (e.g., planning and analysis, contract administration and oversight, or recurring financial and administrative support). "Restructuring costs" means the costs, including both direct and indirect, of restructuring activities. Restructuring costs that may be allowed include, but are not limited to, severance pay for employees, early retirement incentive payments for employees, employee retraining costs, relocation expense for retained employees, and relocation and rearrangement of plant and equipment.
For purposes of this definition, if restructuring costs associated with external restructuring activities allocated to DoD contracts are less than $2.5 million, the costs shall not be subject to the audit, review, certification, and determination requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this subsection; instead, the normal rules for determining cost allowability in accordance with FAR Part 31 shall apply. "Restructuring savings" means cost reductions, including both direct and indirect cost reductions, that result from restructuring activities. Reassignments of cost to future periods are not restructuring savings. "Returnable container," as used in this clause, includes reels, spools, drums, carboys, liquid petroleum gas containers, and other returnable containers when the Contractor retains title to the container. "Reusability" refers to how many times a product may be reused. Since reusable products generally require more up-front costs than disposable products, they are often subjected to a cost/benefit analysis in order to determine the life cycle cost. "Reverse" means to overturn or appeal the lower court's rulings. "Reverse auctioning" is an innovative pricing technique using secured internet based technology. The sense of competition is heightened as suppliers compete in real time by bidding lower as they see other offers. "Revisions". See "Significant revisions." "Rule." See "Notice of proposed rule making." Need a definition? Clarification? Suggest a new term or definition? |