---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 45.303"
title: "48"
number: "45.303"
heading: "Use of Government property on independent research and development programs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/45.303"
---

# §45.303. Use of Government property on independent research and development programs.


The contracting officer may authorize a contractor to use the property on an independent research and development (IR&D) program, if—

- (a) Such use will not conflict with the primary use of the property or enable the contractor to retain property that could otherwise be released;
- (b) The contractor agrees not to claim reimbursement against any Government contract for the rental value of the property; and
- (c) A rental charge for the portion of the contractor's IR&D program cost allocated to commercial work is deducted from the claim for reimbursement of any agreed-upon Government share of the contractor's IR&D costs.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 72 FR 27385, May 15, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42392, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.