Reimburse contractor independent R&D through allowable contract costs
- Objective
- Develop a technology; Expand production
- Family / instrument
- Research, innovation and experimentation · Research financial assistance
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense establishes payment rules; contracting and audit officials apply them
- Executor · routing lead
- Warranted contracting officer and program manager
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Costs genuinely constitute independent R&D and must be reported separately from other allowable indirect costs.
Contract pricing, allocation and allowability rules remain applicable.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Recovery through applicable defense-contract indirect costs, not a new appropriation or loan.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Not a stand-alone R&D grant, reimbursement entitlement for every expense, or authority to direct all private research.
- Contractor independence protected where statutory chief-executive determination concerning future defense needs is satisfied.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.