23 C.F.R. § 140.503 Definition.
Title 23 - Highways
Administrative settlement costs are costs related to the defense and settlement of contract claims including, but not limited to, salaries of a contracting officer or his/her authorized representative, attorneys, and/or members of State boards of arbitration, appeals boards, or similar tribunals, which are allocable to the findings and determinations of contract claims, but not including administrative or overhead costs.
Title 23: Highways
PART 140—REIMBURSEMENT
Subpart E—Administrative Settlement Costs—Contract Claims
§ 140.503 Definition.

