---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 37.505"
title: "32"
number: "37.505"
heading: "What resources are available to assist me during the pre-award business evaluation?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/37.505"
---

# §37.505. What resources are available to assist me during the pre-award business evaluation?


Administrative agreements officers of the Defense Contract Management Agency and the Office of Naval Research can share lessons learned from administering other TIAs. Program officials can be a source of information when you are determining the reasonableness of proposed funding (e.g., on labor rates, as discussed in [§ 37.520](/cfr/32/37.520.md)) or establishing observable and verifiable technical milestones for payments (see [§ 37.575](/cfr/32/37.575.md)). Auditors at the Defense Contract Audit Agency can act in an advisory capacity to help you determine the reasonableness of proposed amounts, including values of in-kind contributions toward cost sharing.


## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 68 FR 47160, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted.