48 CFR §845.402-70
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- (a)For other than firm-fixed-price contracts, contractor-acquired property items not anticipated at time of contract award, or not otherwise specified for delivery on an existing line item, shall, by means of a contract modification, be specified for delivery to the Government on an added contract line item. The value of such contractor-acquired property item shall be recorded at the original purchase cost. Unless otherwise noted by the contractor at the time of delivery to the Government, the placed-in-service date shall be the date of acquisition or completed manufacture, if fabricated.
- (b)Following delivery and acceptance by the Government of contractor-acquired property items, if these items are to be retained by the contractor for continued use under a successor contract, these items become Government-furnished property (GFP). The items shall be added to the successor contract as GFP by contract modification.
- (c)Individual contractor-acquired property items should be recorded in the contractor's property management system at the contractor's original purchase cost.
- (d)All other contractor inventory that is excess to the needs of the contract shall be disposed of in accordance with FAR subpart 45.6.