Does anyone have any experience related to inclusion of line items for
license fees for previously developed intellectual property in federal
cost-reimbursement proposal budgets?   For example, an institution develops
software using nonfederal resources and then wishes to include a charge for
the use of the software in a federal project.    I have concerns about
whether this kind of "cost" would be considered allowable, and, if so, what
would be an acceptable method (from an audit standpoint) for pricing such a
license.  Has anyone done this and had those costs audited or can anyone
direct me to applicable regulations?

Michael Pelletier
Assistant Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
Education Development Center, Inc.

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