[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 6] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR1515.404-472] [Page 30] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 15--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 1515--CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents Subpart 1515.4--Contract Pricing Sec. 1515.404-472 Other methods. (a) Contracting officers may use methods other than those prescribed in 1515.404-470 for establishing profit or fee objectives under the following types of contracts and circumstances: (1) Architect-engineering contracts; (2) Personal service contracts; (3) Management contracts, e.g., for maintenance or operation of Government facilities; (4) Termination settlements; (5) Services under labor-hour and time and material contracts which provide for payment on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis, and where the contractor's contribution constitutes the furnishing of personnel. (6) Construction contracts; and (7) Cost-plus-award-fee contracts. (b) Generally, it is expected that such methods will: (1) Provide the contracting officer with a technique that will ensure consideration of the relative value of the appropriate profit factors described under ``Profit Factors,'' in FAR 15.404-4(d) and (2) Serve as a basis for documentation of the profit or fee objective.