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To Commingle or Not to Commingle Indirect Costs, That is the Question

By Gale Monahan and Sandra Sok
October 18, 2023
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A recent civil False Claims Act settlement is a stark reminder that contractors must be diligent and thoughtful in setting up their cost accounting structures and practices, particularly where the costs of various functions will support both government and commercial work. At the same time, contractors should be careful to not read too much into the settlement agreement or the underlying allegations, which wrongly suggest that contractors have an obligation to establish an infinite number of indirect cost pools and no flexibility to commingle indirect functions simply because the cost pools serve both government and commercial customers.

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Gale Monahan

About Gale Monahan

Gale Monahan is a partner in the Firm’s Government Contracts practice where he focuses on government contracts counseling, litigation and internal and government investigations. Gale's counseling practice focuses primarily on cost and pricing, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), termination, business systems, domestic preference, and international government contracting issues.

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Sandra Sok

About Sandra Sok

Sandra Sok is a member of Dentons’ Government Contracts practice group where she represents clients on government and commercial contract matters. Sandra’s practice focuses on government contracts counseling, litigation, and investigations, and regularly involves subjects related to federal procurement law and complex regulatory issues. This includes responding to and preparing for government audits, cost allowability issues under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) cost principles, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) non-compliance issues, cost and pricing issues, domestic preference requirements, cybersecurity, and disputes under government contracts, subcontracts, and supplier contracts. Sandra enjoys developing business and litigation strategies that are prudent and create efficiencies for the client’s business.

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