Equipment Fabrication Post-award Considerations

Equipment fabrication costs on sponsored projects are accumulated to a Work-in-Progress (8-8) account. To establish a WIP account, a completed Work-in-Progress (WIP) Account Request form should be submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). When a WIP Account Request is received, OSP adds budget to the account and ensures that costs accumulated in the […]

Equipment Fabrication Budget Considerations

All equipment, including fabricated equipment, must be necessary for the performance of the project, must be an allowable expense, must be allocable to the project, and the timing of purchase/fabrication must be consistent with the project’s period of performance. If equipment fabrication at CSU is anticipated, a cost estimate of the completed equipment should be […]

Equipment Fabrication Defined

Some research projects include the design, development, and building of equipment that is not commercially available. Equipment that cannot be purchased “off the shelf,” and is built by the research team, is called “fabricated equipment.” Fabricated equipment is a new piece of equipment or model* constructed for use in the performance of a scope of work […]