---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 34.1"
title: "32"
number: "34.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/34.1"
---

# §34.1. Purpose.

- (a) **This part prescribes administrative requirements for awards to for-profit organizations.**
- (b) **Applicability to prime awards and subawards is as follows—**
  - (1) **Prime awards.** DoD Components shall apply the provisions of this part to awards to for-profit organizations. DoD Components shall not impose requirements that are in addition to, or inconsistent with, the requirements provided in this part, except:
    - (i) In accordance with the deviation procedures or special award conditions in [§ 34.3](/cfr/32/34.3.md) or [§ 34.4](/cfr/32/34.4.md), respectively; or
    - (ii) As required by Federal statute, Executive order, or Federal regulation implementing a statute or Executive order.
  - (2) **Subawards.**
    - (i) Any legal entity (including any State, local government, university or other nonprofit organization, as well as any for-profit entity) that receives an award from a DoD Component shall apply the provisions of this part to subawards with for-profit organizations. It should be noted that subawards (see definition in [§ 34.2](/cfr/32/34.2.md)) are financial assistance for substantive programmatic performance and do not include recipients' procurement of goods and services.
    - (ii) For-profit organizations that receive prime awards covered by this part shall apply to each subaward the administrative requirements that are applicable to the particular type of subrecipient.

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 12204, Mar. 12, 1998, as amended at 85 FR 51244, Aug. 19, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 12204, Mar. 12, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[63 FR 12204, Mar. 12, 1998, as amended at 85 FR 51244, Aug. 19, 2020]