{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-45.303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 45.303","heading":"45.303 Use of Government property on independent research and development programs.","body":"The contracting officer may authorize a contractor to use the property on an independent research and development (IR\u0026D) program, if—\n(a) Such use will not conflict with the primary use of the property or enable the contractor to retain property that could otherwise be released;\n(b) The contractor agrees not to claim reimbursement against any Government contract for the rental value of the property; and\n(c) A rental charge for the portion of the contractor's IR\u0026D program cost allocated to commercial work is deducted from the claim for reimbursement of any agreed-upon Government share of the contractor's IR\u0026D costs.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","PART 45—GOVERNMENT PROPERTY","Subpart 45.3—Authorizing the Use and Rental of Government Property"],"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":"38904ad069ae91afa8e5baae16d2c39b2ca8f8b9a7bdebce11d70ac66c6e208b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-45.302","next":"us/48-cfr-45.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}