23 CFR § 140.503 - Definition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s140.503"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "23 CFR § 140.503 - Definition."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "140.503"
section_name: "Definition."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PAYMENT PROCEDURES"
part_number: "140"
part_name: "REIMBURSEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 101(e), 106, 109(e), 114(a), 120(g), 121, 122, 130, and 315; and 49 CFR 1.48(b)."
cfr_part: "140"
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# 140.503 Definition.
Administrative settlement costs are costs related to the defense and settlement of contract claims including, but not limited to, salaries of a contracting officer or his/her authorized representative, attorneys, and/or members of State boards of arbitration, appeals boards, or similar tribunals, which are allocable to the findings and determinations of contract claims, but not including administrative or overhead costs.