Which statement about training in relation to severability is true?

• A. Non-severable
• B. Training can be either severable or non-severable depending on the contract
• C. Training is always severable
• D. Training is typically severable

Answer: (A)

Severability refers to whether a contract’s obligations can be separated into independent parts. When training is an essential part of delivering or operating the end item, it is non-severable because the training is needed to make the system usable and to achieve the contract’s overall purpose. Without the training, the government cannot fully benefit from the deliverable, so you can’t simply remove training and still satisfy the contract. While some contracts could treat training as a separate, severable element, the common and safest assumption in this context is that training is non-severable.