Terms Used In 41 CFR Part 51-6 - Procurement Procedures

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• You: means an employer as defined in section 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U. See 29 CFR 1904.46