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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Nov 15, 2024
2452.216-81 - 2452.216-81 Level of effort and fee payment.

As prescribed in 2416.506-70(f), insert the following clause in all level-of-effort term contracts:

LEVEL OF EFFORT AND FEE PAYMENT (APR 2019)

(a) The total level of effort to be provided under this contract is ______hours. The Contractor shall be reimbursed for the actual labor costs incurred.

(b) The contractor shall be paid the fixed fee specified in B.____, Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee, herein, on a prorated basis in proportion to the percentage of the level of effort (LOE) performed at the time of billing in accordance with the following formula:

(Number of acceptable hours delivered) divided by (Total hours in level of effort) × (Total fixed fee) = Fee payment (e.g., 1,000 hours delivered/10,000 hours (LOE) × $15,000 = $1,500)

(c) In no event shall the amount of fee paid under the contract exceed the total fixed fee specified in B.[ ], Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee, herein.

(End of clause) [84 FR 15130, Apr. 15, 2019]
authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 42 U.S.C. 3535(d)
source: 53 FR 46538, Nov. 17, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 2452.216-81