Pre-contract costs shall include costs incurred in anticipation of, and prior to, the effective date of the contract.
Pre-contract costs necessary to comply with the proposed contract delivery schedule shall be allowable to the extent that they would have been allowable if incurred after the date of the contract, provided that the contract shall set forth the period of time and maximum amount that will be covered as allowable pre-contract costs.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-3315