FFDG General Terms and Conditions for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (08.2025)

FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COMMERCIAL SERVICES

SCOPE OF SUBCONTRACT (COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COMMERCIAL

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT FLOW DOWN PROVISIONS (COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

FFDG GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS (COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COMMERCIAL SERVICES) (08/2025)

GENERAL PROVISIONS

DEFINITIONS

“CFR” means the Code of Federal Regulations.
“Commercial product,” “commercial service,” and “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item” have the meanings contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation, FAR, 2.101, Definitions. “DEAR” means the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation. “DOE” means the United States Department of Energy or any duly authorized representative thereof. “FFDG” means Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC, acting as operator and manager of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory under United States Department of Energy Prime Contract No. 89243024CSC000002, and includes any successor to that Prime Contract or any duly authorized representatives thereof. FFDG is the contracting entity for this Subcontract. “FAR” means the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
“Fermilab” means the physical site and property that is the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. “FFDG Procurement Representative” shall mean the person in charge of administering this Subcontract for FFDG or his or her written designee.
“Government” means the Government of the United States acting through the United States Department of Energy or its successor.
“Subcontract” means this Subcontract between FFDG and the Subcontractor. “Sub-subcontracts” means the Subcontractor’s subcontracts. Except as otherwise provided in this Subcontract, “sub-subcontracts” includes purchase orders under this Subcontract.
“Subcontractor” means the party that has entered into this Subcontract with FFDG. The lower case “subcontractor” means sub-subcontractors.
When an article, provision, or clause in this Subcontract uses a word or term that is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the word or term has the same meaning as the definition in FAR 2.101 in effect at the time the solicitation was issued, unless: The solicitation, or amended solicitation, provides a different definition; The contracting parties agree to a different definition in the Subcontract; The part, subpart, or section of the FAR where the provision or clause is prescribed provides a different meaning; or
The word or term is defined in FAR Part 31, for use in the cost principles and procedures.