{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-16.302","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 16.302","heading":"16.302 Cost contracts.","body":"(a) Description. A cost contract is a cost-reimbursement contract in which the contractor receives no fee.\n(b) Application. A cost contract may be appropriate for research and development work, particularly with nonprofit educational institutions or other nonprofit organizations.\n(c) Limitations. See 16.301-3.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 16—TYPES OF CONTRACTS","Subpart 16.3—Cost-Reimbursement Contracts"],"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":"2a2c9834b4a5795aa7209c65715e8c050f5f690bb046b60302a8733a48280c0f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-16.301-3","next":"us/48-cfr-16.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}