Terms Used In 48 CFR Part 3005 - Publicizing Contract Actions

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. ^{Source: OCC}
• structures: as used in this part shall include all fixed structures, temporary or permanent, for which a Corps of Engineers' permit is issued. See 33 CFR 67.01-5