[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1260.4]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1260_GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 1260.4  Applicability.



    (a) Subparts A and B of this part 1260 establish policies and 

procedures for grants and cooperative agreements awarded by NASA to 

institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit 

organizations.

    (b) Subject to the special considerations in this paragraph, 

subparts A and B of this part 1260 are also applicable to NASA grants 

and cooperative agreements awarded to commercial firms which do not 

involve cost sharing. (This does not prohibit voluntary cost sharing.) 

When the commercial firm is expected to receive substantial compensating 

benefits for performance of the work, resource contributions are 

required for the award of a grant or cooperative agreement. For policies 

on cooperative agreements with commercial organizations requiring 

resource contributions by the Recipient, see 14 CFR part 1274.

    (1) The allowability of costs incurred by commercial firms is 

determined in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) at 48 CFR part 31.

    (2) NASA does not allow for payment of profit or fee to commercial 

firms under grant awards.

    (3) When applying the policies set forth under Sec. 1260.74, the 

grant officer shall vest title to any equipment purchased under the 

grant with the Government. The special condition at Sec. 1260.67, 

Equipment and Other Property Under Grants With Commercial Firms, shall 

be incorporated into all grants with commercial firms in place of the 

provision at Sec. 1260.27, Equipment and Other Property.

    (4) Due to differing NASA patent policies applicable to large 

businesses, special conditions at Sec. 1260.57, New Technology, and 

Sec. 1260.58, Designation of New Technology Representative and Patent 

Representative, shall be incorporated into all grants with commercial 

firms other than those with small businesses, in place of the provision 

at Sec. 1260.28, Patent Rights. Grants with small businesses should 

retain the Sec. 1260.28 provision.

    (5) Payments under grants with commercial firms will be made based 

on incurred costs. NASA Form 272 is not required. Commercial firms will 

be required to submit invoices on a no more than quarterly basis. 

Payments to be made on a more than quarterly basis require the written 

approval of the grant officer. The center finance office should also be 

informed when payments are to be made on other than a quarterly basis. 

The special condition at Sec. 1260.68, Invoices and Payments Under 

Grants With Commercial Firms, shall be incorporated into all grants with 

commercial firms in place of the provision at Sec. 1260.26, Financial 

Management.

    (6) Payments will be made to commercial firms via electronic funds 

transfer. The special condition at Sec. 1260.69, Electronic Funds 

Transfer Payment Method, shall be incorporated into all grants with 

commercial firms.

    (7) Delegation of grant administration functions consistent with the 

policies set forth at Sec. 1260.70 (i.e., property administration and 

closeout are to be delegated) will be made to the cognizant field office 

of the Defense Contract Management Agency instead of to the Office of 

Naval Research. Delegations will be made using NASA Form 1674, Letter of 

Delegation, for the Administration of Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

(Exhibit F to subpart A of this part 1260, available at the address 

given in Exhibit F). Cognizant offices for performing administration 

under individual grants are set forth in the ``DoD Directory of Contract 

Administration Services Components,'' which is available on the internet 

at: http://www.dcmc.hq.dla.mil/casbook/casbook.htm.