§ 1789.151 Definitions.

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Title 7 CFR: Agriculture › Chapter XVII: RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Part 1789: USE OF CONSULTANTS FUNDED BY BORROWERS › Subpart A: Policy and Procedures With Respect to Consultant Services Funded by Borrowers—General › § 1789.151: § 1789.151 Definitions.

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As used in this part:

Administrator

means the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS).

Application

means a request for financial assistance under the RE Act or such other approvals as may be required of the RUS pursuant to the terms of outstanding loan or security instruments or otherwise.

Borrower

means any organization which has an outstanding loan(s) made or guaranteed by RUS or its predecessor agency, the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) under the RE Act or any organization which has submitted or submits an Application before RUS.

Consultant

means a person or firm which has been retained pursuant to this subpart under a contract to provide financial, legal, engineering, environmental, or other technical advice and services.

Consultant Contract

means a contract for the performance of consulting services for RUS, to be paid using funds provided by a Borrower, which may be in the form of a Retainer Contract, purchase order, or other form as may be appropriate.

Escrow Account

means an account established pursuant to § 1789.158.

Escrow Agreement

means an agreement, between a Borrower, a Consultant and a Third-party Commercial Institution, meeting the requirements of § 1789.167.

Final Invoice

means the closing Invoice prepared for a given Task Order.

Financial Consultant

means a Consultant retained pursuant to this part to provide financial advisory services.

Funding Agreement

means an agreement, between a Borrower and a Consultant, providing for the Borrower to fund the costs of a Task Order and otherwise meeting the requirements of § 1789.166.

Indemnification Agreement

means an agreement by a Borrower meeting the requirements of § 1789.162.

Invoice

means an invoice prepared by a Consultant pursuant to the terms of a Consultant Contract.

Legal Consultant

means any Consultant retained pursuant to this part to provide legal services to RUS.

Notice of Proposal to Fund

means a notice meeting the requirements of § 1789.156 provided to RUS by the Borrower

ion Agreement

means an agreement by a Borrower meeting the requirements of § 1789.162.

Invoice

means an invoice prepared by a Consultant pursuant to the terms of a Consultant Contract.

Legal Consultant

means any Consultant retained pursuant to this part to provide legal services to RUS.

Notice of Proposal to Fund

means a notice meeting the requirements of § 1789.156 provided to RUS by the Borrower.

Organizational conflict of interest

means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person's objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or a person has an unfair competitive advantage.

Retainer Contract

means a Consultant Contract providing for a minimum required payment to a Consultant irrespective of whether services are utilized by RUS thereunder.

Task Order

means a written request for consultant services pursuant to the terms of a Consultant Contract.

Third-party Commercial Institution

means a commercial financial institution mutually acceptable to the Borrower and the Consultant.

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