Common use of Pre-Award Costs Clause in Contracts

Pre-Award Costs. Pre-Award costs supporting a Research Project Award may be recognized as acceptable costs only after receiving written AO approval for the costs and only if they are determined to be reasonable, allocable, and allowable. To obtain approval of Pre-Award Costs, Consortium Members must submit their request in writing to the MTEC CM. Each request must contain the costs that the Research Project Awardee intends to incur prior to execution of the Research Project Award, why the effort must be started before award and sufficient cost detail for technical and cost review.

Pre-Award Costs. Pre-Award costs supporting a Research Project Award may be recognized as acceptable costs only after receiving written AO approval for the costs and only if they are determined to be reasonable, allocable, and allowable. The AO will only consider approving Pre-Award costs in emergency or extenuating circumstances. To obtain approval of Pre-Award Costs, Consortium Members must submit their request in writing to the MTEC CM. Each request must contain the costs that the Research Project Awardee intends to incur prior to execution of the Research Project Award, why the effort must be started before award and sufficient cost detail for technical and cost review.