AFARS PART 45

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AFARS -- Part 45

Government Property

June 1, 1996

Subpart 45.1 -- General

45.104 -- Review and Correction of Contractor's Property Control Systems.

45.190 -- Leasing Personal Property

Subpart 45.3 -- Providing Government Property to Contractors

45.300 -- Scope of Subpart.

Offering or providing any Government property to contractors must be justified in a written D&F which clearly demonstrates that it will be in the best interest of the Government. The D&F must be prepared by the requiring activity and, unless it is for signature at the OSD level (see 45.302-1(a)(4)), must be signed by the program/project manager, activity/installation commander or District Engineer, as appropriate. The D&F shall be included in the contract file. (See FAR 45.302-45.310 and DFARS 245.302-245.310 for rules governing specific types of property and circumstances.)

45.302 -- Providing Facilities.

45.302--1 -- Policy.

(a)

45.309 -- Providing Government Production and Research Property Under Special Restrictions.

See 35.014-90 for special requirements for research and development contracts.

45.391 -- Documentation of Government Property in Solicitations and Contracts.

45.392 -- Maintenance of Records of Contracts Bearing Government Property.

Each contracting activity shall maintain a record of all open contracts which provide for Government property to be furnished to or acquired by the contractor.

Subpart 45.4 -- Contractor Use and Rental of Government Property

45.404 -- Rent-Free Use.

The contracting officer shall document the contract file to show the basis for rent-free use of Government property.

45.407 -- Non-Government Use of Plant Equipment.

(a)

Subpart 45.5 -- Management of Government Property in the Possession of Contractors

45.503 -- Relief From Responsibility.

(a)

45.504 -- Contractor's Liability.

When the contracting officer determines that the Government is due compensation, the contracting officer shall issue a written request (demand) to the contractor. Send a copy to the disbursing officer and a copy to the property administrator.

45.505 -- Records and Reports of Government Property.

45.505-14 -- Reports of Government Property.

45.506 -- Identification.

(c)

45.508 -- Physical Inventories.

45.508-1 -- Inventories Upon Termination or Completion.

45.511 -- Audit of Property Control System.

See AR 36-5 for information on audits. Requests for waivers and deviations to accounting procedures for Government property furnished to, or acquired by, contractors under the terms of their contract shall be submitted in accordance with AR 735-5.

Subpart 45.6 -- Reporting, Redistribution, and Disposal of Contractor Inventory

45.612 -- Removal and Storage.

45.612-3 -- Special storage at Government's expense.

45.690 -- Reutilization of Government Property.

Immediately upon notification of contract completion, contract termination or Government property being reported as excess, the PCO shall query the owner of the property for instructions regarding reutilization or disposal of the property.

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