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         <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">215.404-75</ph> Fee requirements for FFRDCs.</title>
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         <p class="- topic/p ">For nonprofit organizations that are FFRDCs, the contracting officer—</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(a)  Should consider whether any fee is appropriate.  Considerations shall include the FFRDC’s—</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(1)  Proportion of retained earnings (as established under generally accepted accounting methods) that relates to DoD contracted effort;</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(2)  Facilities capital acquisition plans;</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(3)  Working capital funding as assessed on operating cycle cash needs; and</p>
         <p outputclass="List2" class="- topic/p ">(4)  Provision for funding unreimbursed costs deemed ordinary and necessary to the FFRDC.</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(b)  Shall, when a fee is considered appropriate, establish the fee objective in accordance with FFRDC fee policies in the DoD FFRDC Management Plan.</p>
         <p outputclass="List1" class="- topic/p ">(c)  Shall not use the weighted guidelines method or an alternate structured approach.</p>
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