CFR /  Title 32  /  Part 37  /  Sec. 37.200 What are my responsibilities as an agreements officer

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 Sec. 37.205;

(b) The type of recipient, addressed in Sec. 37.210;

(c) The recipient's commitment and cost sharing, as described in Sec. 37.215;

(d) The degree of involvement of the Government program official, as discussed in Sec. 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 Sec. 37.225 should be the basis for your judgment.