contractor
The term contractor means any person, small business firm or nonprofit organization, or, as set forth in section 1, paragraph (b)(4) of Executive Order 12591, as amended, any business firm regardless of size, which is a party to a funding agreement.
Source
37 CFR § 401.2
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions in 35 U.S.C. 201, as used in this part