48 CFR § 1215.404-470 - 1215.404-470 Payment of profit or fee.

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title: "48 CFR § 1215.404-470 - 1215.404-470   Payment of profit or fee."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1215.404-470"
section_name: "1215.404-470   Payment of profit or fee."
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES"
part_number: "1215"
part_name: "CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 61159, Oct. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1215.404-470 1215.404-470   Payment of profit or fee.

The contracting officer shall not pay profit or fee on undefinitized contracts or undefinitized contract modifications. Any profit or fee earned shall be paid after the contract or modification is definitized.