45 CFR 74.41 : Public Welfare (Section 1.1 To Parts 2556-2599) — Department Of Health And Human Services (Parts 1 - 199) (Section 1.1 To Parts 171-199) — General Administration (Parts 1 - 100) (Section 1.1 To Section 100.13) — Uniform Administrative Requirements For Awards And Subawards To Institutions Of Higher Education... (Appendix A To Part 74 To Section 74.91) — Post-Award Requirements (Section 74.20 To Section 74.62) — Financial And Program Management (Part 74) (Section 74.20 To Section 74.62) — Recipient responsibilities.

The standards contained in this section do not relieve the recipients of the contractual responsibilities arising under its contract(s). The recipient is the responsible authority, without recourse to the HHS awarding agency, regarding the settlement and satisfaction of all contractual and administrative issues arising out of procurements entered into in support of an award or other agreement. This includes disputes, claims, protests of award, source evaluation or other matters of a contractual nature. Matters concerning violation of statute are to be referred to such Federal, State or local authority as may have proper jurisdiction.