11.7. Property
11.7.1. Government Property in the Possession of Contractors (GPPC)
All program managers should prevent the unnecessary furnishing of Government Property. The program manager should assign GPPC management authority within the program office, and identify needed actions, reviews, and reports. Decisions about acquisition, retention, disposition, and delivery requirements should be well informed and timely. GPPC no longer needed for current contract performance or future needs should be promptly disposed of or reutilized in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; or stored under a funded storage agreement. The program manager should document decisions regarding GPPC in the contract file.
GPPC includes Government property that is not "owned" by the program manager, but is "used" on the program. Government property may only be furnished to contractors under the criteria, restriction, and documentation requirements addressed in Federal Acquisition Regulation 45.102 and Procedures, Guidance, and Information 245.105.
11.7.2. Contractor Acquired Property
Contractor acquired property is property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the contractor for performing a contract and to which the Government has title.
DoD policies, processes, and practices are structured on delivery, receipt and acceptance of property. This aligns and is consistent with other DoD processes and practices (e.g.,Wide-Area Work Flow, Unique Item identification). (Note: The Wide-Area Flow site access is conditional based on registration and identification of user roles.) Although the DoD may have title to some property, e.g., property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the contractor for performing a contract, such property has not yet been delivered.
Upon delivery to the Government, contractor acquired property should be recorded in the appropriate property accountability system. If this property is subsequently provided to a contractor for follow-on contracts, it will be managed as government furnished property. Consistent with DoD Instruction 5000.64, there is no requirement for accountability by DoD Components for such property prior to delivery to the Government. Third parties (to include contractors) have stewardship responsibility, to include creating and maintaining records of all Government property accountable to the contract, consistent with the terms and conditions of the contract or third party agreement, for the Government property in their care.
11.7.3. Government Furnished Property
"Government-furnished property" means property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the contractor for performance of a contract.
Although the Department of Defense may not have physical custody, to maintain effective property accountability and control and for financial reporting purposes, DoD Components are required to establish records and maintain accountability for property (of any value) furnished to contractors as Government Furnished Property.
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