### Question
Can you define what related entity means?


### Answer
**Related entity** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 3719*:

> a contractor or subcontractor at any tier, and a supplier, user, customer, cooperating party, grantee, investigator, or detailee

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 3719*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 63-TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION**

