What categories of costs require advance approval?

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) To be considered for reimbursement, costs incurred by retained legal counsel for the following require advance written approval from Department Counsel or the submission of subsequent specific justification to Department Counsel when circumstances out of the contractor's control make advance approval unobtainable: (1) Computers or general application software, or non-routine computerized databases, if they are specifically created for a particular matter. For costs associated with the creation and use of computerized databases, contractors and retained legal counsel must ensure that the creation and use of computerized databases is necessary and cost-effective. Use of databases originally created by the Department or its contractors for other purposes, but that can be used to assist a contractor or retained legal counsel in connection with a particular matter, should be considered. Contractors and retained legal counsel must ensure that DOE is provided the discretion to obtain unlimited access to and dominion over any computers or general application software, or non-routine computerized databases specifically created for a particular matter; (2) Secretarial and support services, word processing, or temporary support personnel; (3) Attendance by more than one attorney at a deposition, court hearing or interview; (4) Expert witnesses and consultants; (5) Trade publications, books, treatises, background materials, and other similar documents; (6) Professional or educational

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 719.44