---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 800.200"
title: "10"
number: "800.200"
heading: "Maximum loan; allowable costs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/800.200"
---

# §800.200. Maximum loan; allowable costs.

- (a) A loan under this regulation shall not exceed 75 percent of allowable costs of a bid or proposal to obtain a DOE contract or other agreement (such as a procurement contract, cooperative agreement, grant, loan or loan guarantee), or a subcontract with a DOE operating contractor, or a contract with a first-tier subcontractor of a DOE operating contractor in furtherance of the research, development, demonstration or other contract activities of DOE.
- (b) **To be allowable, costs must, in DOE's judgment—**
  - (1) **Be consistent with the bidding cost principles of the Federal Procurement Regulation (41 CFR Ch.** 1, 1-15.205-3) and DOE Procurement Regulation (41 CFR Ch. [9](/cfr/41/ch9.md), [9-15.205-3](/cfr/41/ch9-15.205-3.md)); and;
  - (2) Be necessary, reasonable and customary for the bid or proposal contemplated by the application; and
  - (3) **Be incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the applicant.**
- (c) Costs which are, in general, allowable, if consistent with [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section include, but are not limited to:
  - (1) **Bid bond premiums.**
  - (2) Financial, accounting, legal, engineering and other professional, consulting or similar fees and service charges.
  - (3) **Printing and reproduction costs.**
  - (4) **Travel and transportation costs.**
  - (5) **Costs of the loan application under this rule.**
- (d) **Costs that are not considered as allowable costs include the following—**
  - (1) **Fees and commissions charged to the applicant, including finder's fees, for obtaining Federal funds.**
  - (2) Expenses, which, in DOE's judgment, have primarily an application broader than the specific loan request.
  - (3) **Costs which, in DOE's judgment, fail to conform to paragraph (b) of this section.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[46 FR 44689, Sept. 4, 1981, as amended at 48 FR 17574, Apr. 25, 1983]

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 211(e) of the Department of Energy (DOE) Organization Act, Pub. L. 95-91, Title II, as amended by Pub. L. 95-619, Title VI, sec. 641, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3284 (42 U.S.C. 7141).

### Source

Source: 46 FR 44689, Sept. 4, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[46 FR 44689, Sept. 4, 1981, as amended at 48 FR 17574, Apr. 25, 1983]