If the HCA waives the data submission requirement, the contractor is considered to have been required to provide certified data.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only for prime contracts
• D. Only for subcontracts

Answer: (A)

The key idea is how a Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) data requirement interacts with the HCA’s waiver authority. Certified cost or pricing data are normally required unless an exception is granted. The head of contracting activity can waive the data submission requirement, but this waiver does not erase the underlying obligation that would exist if there were no waiver. In other words, the waiver is an administrative relief, not a retroactive change to the statutory requirement. For purposes of how the action is documented and reviewed, the contractor is treated as if certified data would have been required, even though the waiver allows the government not to collect them in this case. So the statement is true.