970.1504-1-6 Calculating fixed fee.

(a) In recognition of the complexities of the fee determination process, and to assist in promoting a reasonable degree of consistency and uniformity in its application, the following fee schedules set forth the maximum amounts of fee that contracting activities are allowed to award for a particular fixed fee transaction calculated annually.

(b) Fee schedules representing the maximum allowable annual fixed fee available under management and operating contracts have been established for the following management and operating contract efforts -

(1) Production;

(2) Research and Development; and

(3) Environmental Management.

(c) The schedules are:

PRODUCTION EFFORTS
Fee base (dollars) Fee (dollars) Fee (percent) Incr. (percent)
Up to $1 Million 7.66
1,000,000 $76,580 7.66 6.78
3,000,000 212,236 7.07 6.07
5,000,000 333,670 6.67 4.90
10,000,000 578,726 5.79 4.24
15,000,000 790,962 5.27 3.71
25,000,000 1,161,828 4.65 3.35
40,000,000 1,663,974 4.16 2.92
60,000,000 2,247,076 3.75 2.57
80,000,000 2,761,256 3.45 2.34
100,000,000 3,229,488 3.23 1.45
150,000,000 3,952,622 2.64 1.12
200,000,000 4,510,562 2.26 0.61
300,000,000 5,117,732 1.71 0.53
400,000,000 5,647,228 1.41 0.45
500,000,000 6,097,956 1.22
Over $500 Million 6,097,956 0.45

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
Fee base (dollars) Fee (dollars) Fee (percent) Incr. (percent)
Up to $1 Million 8.42
1,000,000 84,238 8.42 7.00
3,000,000 224,270 7.48 6.84
5,000,000 361,020 7.22 6.21
10,000,000 671,716 6.72 5.71
15,000,000 957,250 6.38 4.85
25,000,000 1,441,892 5.77 4.22
40,000,000 2,075,318 5.19 3.69
60,000,000 2,813,768 4.69 3.27
80,000,000 3,467,980 4.33 2.69
100,000,000 4,006,228 4.01 1.69
150,000,000 4,850,796 3.23 1.14
200,000,000 5,420,770 2.71 0.66
300,000,000 6,083,734 2.03 0.58
400,000,000 6,667,930 1.67 0.50
500,000,000 7,172,264 1.43
Over $500 Million 7,172,264 0.50

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EFFORTS
Fee base (dollars) Fee (dollars) Fee (percent) Incr. (percent)
Up to $1 Million 7.33
$1,000,000 73,298 7.33 6.49
3,000,000 203,120 6.77 5.95
5,000,000 322,118 6.44 5.40
10,000,000 592,348 5.92 4.83
15,000,000 833,654 5.56 4.03
25,000,000 1,236,340 4.95 3.44
40,000,000 1,752,960 4.38 3.29
60,000,000 2,411,890 4.02 3.10
80,000,000 3,032,844 3.79 2.49
100,000,000 3,530,679 3.53 1.90
150,000,000 4,479,366 2.99 1.48
200,000,000 5,219,924 2.61 1.12
300,000,000 6,337,250 2.11 0.88
400,000,000 7,219,046 1.80 0.75
500,000,000 7,972,396 1.59 0.58
750,000,000 9,423,463 1.26 0.55
1,000,000,000 10,786,788 1.08
Over $1.0 billion 10,786,788 0.55