[ih] misc questions about 1970s/1980s contracts and funding

[Miles Fidelman]

touch--- via Internet-history wrote:
> Speaking from experience as an NSF/DARPA/etc PI:
>
> For all the questions, notably #11: A lot of what you’re asking covered by government contract and procurement rules. This is a specialized area of business operations and law, often coordinated by contract managers at organizations that submit proposals to these gov't entities. Business schools offer classes and there are books in this area, but a lot of what you need to know is buried in government regulations that are specific to each organization or government-wide (e.g., the Federal Acquisition Rules, or FAR).
For DARPA, and the rest of DoD (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Defense 
Agencies, ...) - the DFARS are the key rules.  Great fun.

Miles Fidelman

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