[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR31.205-34]

[Page 605]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 31--CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart 31.2--Contracts With Commercial Organizations
 
Sec. 31.205-34  Recruitment costs.

    (a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the following costs 
are allowable:
    (1) Costs of help-wanted advertising.
    (2) Costs of operating an employment office needed to secure and 
maintain an adequate labor force.
    (3) Costs of operating an aptitude and educational testing program.
    (4) Travel costs of employees engaged in recuiting personnel.
    (5) Travel costs of applicants for interviews.
    (6) Costs for employment agencies, not in excess of standard 
commercial rates.
    (b) Help-wanted advertising costs are unallowable if the 
advertising--
    (1) Does not describe specific positions or classes of positions; or
    (2) Includes material that is not relevant for recruitment purposes, 
such as extensive illustrations or descriptions of the company's 
products or capabilities.

[48 FR 42301, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 64 FR 10547, Mar. 4, 1999]