{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-1515.404-472","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 1515.404-472","heading":"1515.404-472 Other methods.","body":"(a) Contracting officers may use methods other than those prescribed in 1515.404-470 for establishing profit or fee objectives under the following types of contracts and circumstances:\n(1) Architect-engineering contracts;\n(2) Personal service contracts;\n(3) Management contracts, e.g., for maintenance or operation of Government facilities;\n(4) Termination settlements;\n(5) Services under labor-hour and time and material contracts which provide for payment on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis, and where the contractor's contribution constitutes the furnishing of personnel.\n(6) Construction contracts; and\n(7) Cost-plus-award-fee contracts.\n(b) Generally, it is expected that such methods will:\n(1) Provide the contracting officer with a technique that will ensure consideration of the relative value of the appropriate profit factors described under “Profit Factors,” in FAR 15.404-4(d) and\n(2) Serve as a basis for documentation of the profit or fee objective.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 15—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 1515—CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION","Subpart 1515.4—Contract Pricing"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"7caefa1c3c3b79c30e278e1998ef22b305c87288fcec7b4e2a2a38652a8c7e71","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-1515.404-471","next":"us/48-cfr-1515.404-473"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}