In plain English
This term means the outputs of the contracted work. It covers material a party creates while carrying out the contract, including documents, designs, software, data, and similar materials.
In context
Here, "work product" names the material created or produced as part of performing the contract.
- Situation
- Tracking obligations, deliverables, milestones, notices, and deadlines
- What it communicates
- names material created under the contracted work.
Meaning limits
The term does not by itself cover material that was not created or produced in carrying out the contract.
Examples
“The agency accepted the report and code as work product, but not the contractor's old training manual.”
“By the final meeting, all work product from the contract was in the project folder.”