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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 45: Government Property › Subpart 45.3

FAR 45.303 Use of Government property on independent research and development programs.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section lets a contracting officer authorize a contractor to use Government property on independent research and development (IR&D) programs, but only under certain conditions. It matters because it sets limits on that use and on what the contractor can claim for reimbursement.

Applies to: Contractors using Government property on IR&D programs

What it requires

  • Agree not to claim reimbursement against any Government contract for the rental value of the property
  • Have a rental charge deducted for the portion of IR&D program cost allocated to commercial work from the claim for reimbursement of any agreed-upon Government share of IR&D costs

Key terms: independent research and development (IR&D) program · Government property · rental value · rental charge · reimbursement

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

The contracting officer may authorize a contractor to use the property on an independent research and development (IR&D) program, if—

(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;

(b) The contractor agrees not to claim reimbursement against any Government contract for the rental value of the property; and

(c) A rental charge for the portion of the contractor's IR&D program cost allocated to commercial work is deducted from the claim for reimbursement of any agreed-upon Government share of the contractor's IR&D costs.

Sections that refer to it

← 45.302 Contracts with foreign governments or international organizations. · 45.401 Title to Government-furnished property. →

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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