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DFARS 215.404-72 Modified weighted guidelines method for nonprofit organizations other than FFRDCs.
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In plain English
This section defines a nonprofit organization for the purpose of applying a modified weighted guidelines method to determine fee objectives. It specifies how to adjust the fee calculation for certain nonprofit organizations that receive sustaining support from a DoD department or agency, and for other nonprofits. The modifications affect performance risk and contract type risk factors.
Applies to: Nonprofit organizations other than FFRDCs
What it requires
- For nonprofits with sustaining support, reduce the fee objective by 1 percent of the costs in Block 20 of the DD Form 1547 if a value from the standard designated range is assigned.
- For nonprofits with sustaining support, do not assign a value from the technology incentive designated range.
- For nonprofits with sustaining support, use a designated range of −1 percent to 0 percent for contract type risk instead of the values in 215.404-71-3.
- For all other nonprofits, compute the fee objective using the weighted guidelines method modified as described in paragraph (b)(1).
Key terms: nonprofit organization · weighted guidelines method · fee objective · covered actions · DD Form 1547
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The text
(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.
(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.
Sections it refers to
- 215.404-71 Weighted guidelines method.
Sections that refer to it
- 215.404-4 Profit.
← 215.404-71-5 Cost efficiency factor. · 215.404-73 Alternate structured approaches. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 215
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006) ↗ · final rule 2025-01-17 · effective 2025-01-17
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · proposed 2025-01-17 · comments due 2025-03-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation: Past Performance of Affiliate Companies of Small Business Concerns (DFARS Case 2024-D016) ↗ · final rule 2024-11-15 · effective 2024-11-15
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inapplicability of Additional Defense-Unique Laws and Certain Non-Statutory DFARS Clauses to Commercial Item Contracts (DFARS Case 2018-D074) ↗ · final rule 2024-11-15 · effective 2024-11-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-10-10 · effective 2024-10-10
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DoD Cost or Pricing Data Requirements (DFARS Case 2022-D004) ↗ · proposed 2024-09-26 · comments due 2024-11-25
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assuring Integrity of Overseas Fuel Supplies (DFARS Case 2022-D013) ↗ · final rule 2024-09-26 · effective 2024-10-01
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.