B-217790.2,B-221716.2,B-233540: Feb 23, 1989

These are FAR case Nos. 88-33. FAR case No. 88-33 is a proposal to revise the cost principle on public relations and advertising costs by deleting paragraph (h) of FAR section 31.205-1. Paragraph (h) now provides that costs made specifically unallowable under section 31.205-1 are not made allowable under any of the other cost principles. Costs that are specifically unallowable under other cost pri...

B-217790.2,B-221716.2,B-233540: Published: Feb 23, 1989. Publicly Released: Feb 23, 1989.

GAO commented on three proposals to change contract cost principles in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. GAO: (1) did not support the proposed revision of public relations and advertising cost principles, since the revision would not prevent the recovery of unallowable public relations and advertising costs under other cost principles; (2) supported the proposed revision of professional and cons...