Federal Acquisition Regulation; Independent Research and Development/Bid and Proposal Costs for Fiscal Year 1996 and Beyond

Résumé

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are proposing to revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) allowable cost criteria for Independent Research and Development (IR&D)/Bid and Proposal (B&P) costs for Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 and beyond, by removing the requirements to calculate or negotiate a ceiling for IR&D/B&P costs. In addition, the proposed rule clarifies that costs in pursuit of certain cooperative arrangements are allowable, to the extent they are allocable, reasonable, and not otherwise unallowable. This regulatory action was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993. This is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.