Offices sometimes also include information on industry briefings on their Office Web site Home Page . Presentations from the 1999 Symposium are also available. Proposals may, but need not, state that an agreement rather than a contract or grant is desired. See FAR 35.003 for Government-wide policy on use of contracts for research and development. Visit the Contracts Management Office home page for more procurement information.
Joint funding is the norm for agreements.
This study was published in November 1995, and released in January 1996. Cost sharing is primarily an attempt by the government to discern corporate commitment and future direction. Because cost sharing is aimed at uncovering what the company intends to do in the future , sunk costs are not counted as cost sharing, even though they may have led directly to the creation of the know-how used in a successful proposal. Occasionally, companies try to identify funds not directly associated with the project as cost sharing. This is unacceptable because, like sunk costs, it is not an indicator of intent.