48 CFR §215.404-72
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- (a)Definition. As used in this subpart, a nonprofit organization is a business entity—
- (1)That operates exclusively for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes;
- (2)Whose earnings do not benefit any private shareholder or individual;
- (3)Whose activities do not involve influencing legislation or political campaigning for any candidate for public office; and
- (4)That is exempted from Federal income taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code.
- (b)For nonprofit organizations that are entities that have been identified by the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a Department as receiving sustaining support on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis from a particular DoD department or agency, compute a fee objective for covered actions using the weighted guidelines method in 215.404-71, with the following modifications:
- (1)Modifications to performance risk (Blocks 21-23 of the DD Form 1547).
- (i)If the contracting officer assigns a value from the standard designated range (see 215.404-71-2(c)), reduce the fee objective by an amount equal to 1 percent of the costs in Block 20 of the DD Form 1547. Show the net (reduced) amount on the DD Form 1547.
- (ii)Do not assign a value from the technology incentive designated range.
- (2)Modifications to contract type risk (Block 24 of the DD Form 1547). Use a designated range of −1 percent to 0 percent instead of the values in 215.404-71-3. There is no normal value.
- (1)Modifications to performance risk (Blocks 21-23 of the DD Form 1547).
- (c)For all other nonprofit organizations except FFRDCs, compute a fee objective for covered actions using the weighted guidelines method in 215.404-71, modified as described in paragraph (b)(1) of this subsection.