---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 204.1701"
title: "48"
number: "204.1701"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/204.1701"
---

# §204.1701. Definitions.


As used in this subpart—

First-tier subcontract means a subcontract awarded directly by the contractor for the purpose of acquiring services for performance of a prime contract. It does not include the contractor's supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies or services that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a contractor's general and administrative expenses or indirect costs.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 86 FR 36236, July 9, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36289, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.