[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1631.205-75]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
  CHAPTER 16--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
                     BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 1631_CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart 1631.2_Contracts With Commercial Organizations
 
Sec. 1631.205-75  Selling costs.

    (a) FAR 31.205-38 is modified to eliminate from allowable costs 
those costs related to sales promotion and the payment of sales 
commissions fees or salaries to employees or outside commercial or 
selling agencies for enrolling Federal subscribers in a particular FEHB 
plan.
    (b) Selling costs are allowable costs to FEHBP contracts to the 
extent that they are necessary for conducting annual contract 
negotiations with the Government and for liaison activities necessary 
for ongoing contract administration. Personnel and related travel costs 
are allowable for attendance at Open Season Health fairs and other 
similar activities at which carriers give enrollees information about 
their choices among health plans (but see FAR 31.205-1 `Public relations 
and advertising costs', and The Federal Employees Health Benefits 
Handbook for Personnel and Payroll Offices, Subchapter S2-3(f) 
`Controlling contacts between employees and carriers').

[52 FR 16041, May 1, 1987, as amended at 62 FR 47575, Sept. 10, 1997]

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