{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-915.404-4770","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 915.404-4770","heading":"915.404-4770 Alternative techniques.","body":"(a) Profit or fees to be paid on construction contracts and construction management contracts shall be determined in accordance with the applicable profit/fee technique for such contracts set forth in 915.404-4800.\n(b) Profit and fee to be paid on contracts under the threshold stated at 48 CFR 15.403-4(a)(1), not using the weighted guidelines, shall be judgmentally developed by the contracting officer by assigning individual dollar amounts to the factors appropriate to DOE profit considerations discussed in 915.404-4720(d).\n(c) Contracts which require only delivery or furnishing of goods or services supplied by subcontractors shall include a fee or profit which, in the best judgment of the contracting officer, is appropriate. It would be expected that there would be a declining relationship of profit/fee dollars in relation to total costs. The higher the cost of subcontracts, for example, the lower the profit/fee ratio to these costs.\n(d) Profit/Fee considerations in termination settlements are often a question of equity. They are a matter of negotiation. They should not, however, exceed what would have otherwise been payable under weighted guidelines had the termination not occurred.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 9—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 915—CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION","Subpart 915.4—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":"cb1ddcf555aece8459048b08c54a08e768e7000a8ac382acba183707b6658216","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-915.404-4760","next":"us/48-cfr-915.404-4780"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}