(Revised November 6, 2014)
PGI 245.1 - General
(See DFARS 245.1 - Pop-up window, PGI Viewer mode)
(1) A basic principle of the Federal Acquisition Regulations System is that, upon contract award, contractors bring all the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, property, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (reference FAR 9.104-1 (e), (f), and (g) of General Standards). Therefore, upon contract award, responsible contractors should have the means to provide effective and efficient stewardship of Government property.
(2) Government property, as defined at FAR 45.101, must be contractually accountable to a single contract and only one contract at a time. This requirement applies to both Government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property. Although accountable to only one contract at a time, contract terms and conditions may allow Government property to be used on other contracts (see FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges).
(1) The requiring activity (project or program manager, or purchase request generator), as part of its responsibility for acquisition planning (FAR part 7, Acquisition Planning), is the decision point as to whether or not to furnish property to contractors. The basis for any decision to provide Government property shall be documented by the requiring activity and provided to the contracting officer. Such documentation is not required when contractors are furnished property for repair, modification, or overhaul under a contract.
(2) Prior to furnishing Government property to the contractor, the contracting officer shall ensure that each of the requirements of FAR 45.102 are addressed as follows, and documented in the contracting file—
(i) Element 1: In the Government’s best interest. Discussion should be specific, factual, and where necessary, address actual or projected dollars and percentages. Merely selecting one or two objectives supported by a general, perfunctory discussion does not address this element satisfactorily. Discussion should address the following factors:
(A) Economy – Furnishing Government property is the lowest cost or price alternative.
(B) Standardization – There is a critical need for precise replication.
(C) Security – Government property is needed due to national security issues/concerns.
(D) Expedite production – Government property is crucial to achieving timely or accelerated delivery of a supply item or service.
(E) Scarcity – The Government can obtain scarce items, or is the only source of property necessary for successful execution of a contract.
(F) Maintain the industrial base – Government property is needed to ensure future capability to obtain a particular supply item or service.
(G) Contract type – Government property will enable the Government to obtain a more favorable contract type.
(ii) Element 2: Overall benefit. Demonstrate that the overall benefit to the acquisition significantly outweighs the increased cost of administration, including property disposal.
(A) Property in the hands of contractors drives program costs. Therefore, in order to make the case that providing Government property to the contractor is worthwhile, the associated costs must be considered and the business decision justified. The costs of Government property removal and disposal, including demilitarization and disposal of environmentally-regulated property, must be included.
(B) Costs must be either less than what the contractor might otherwise incur, or the demonstrated benefit to the Government must outweigh these additional contract costs.
(iii) Element 3: Government assumption of risk. Demonstrate that providing the property does not substantially increase the Government’s risk.
(A) Risk must be discussed and documented. A risk analysis is warranted to demonstrate that the Government is not substantially increasing its risk. For example, when furnishing Government property, the Government is ordinarily responsible for suitability of use, timely delivery, and replacement of defective Government property.
(B) Other risks may need to be considered, discussed, and documented.
(iv) Element 4: Government requirements cannot otherwise be met. Document why the furnishing of Government property is critical and significant to meeting acquisition plan objectives.
(1) Use only the Standard Form 30 to execute transfers of Government property accountability between existing contracts. No other forms or documents, such as the DD Form 1149, Requisition and Invoice/Shipping Document, are authorized for the transfer of Government property accountability from one contract to another.
(2) Modifications for the transfer of Government property accountability shall:
(i) Use the fillable PDF formats prescribed at PGI 245.103-72 (DFARS/PGI view).
(ii) Incorporate FAR clauses 52.245-1, Government Property, and 52.245-9, Use and Charges, and the associated DFARS clauses (see 245.107, Contract clauses) to the extent that the gaining contract lacks the required clauses.
(a) When Government-furnished property (GFP) is anticipated, include the fillable electronic “Requisitioned Government Furnished Property” and/or “Scheduled Government Furnished Property” formats provided at the URLs listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) in solicitations and awards to—
(1) Specify the required GFP data elements; and
(2) Accomplish the electronic transmission of requisitioned GFP lists and/or scheduled GFP lists.
(b) Requisitioned Government-furnished property. This format is a listing of Government Property to be authorized for contractor requisition from DoD supply sources in accordance with the clause at FAR 52.251-1. The fillable PDF format for this attachment is available at the DoD Procurement Toolbox http://dodprocurementtoolbox.org/site/detail/id/26. In accordance with PGI 204.7105(b)(5) (DFARS/PGI view), enter a numerical sequence number for the attachment.
(c) Scheduled Government-furnished property. This format is a listing of the Government property to be provided, including when major end items are being provided under a modification or upgrade contract; or when reparables are being provided under a repair, modification, or overhaul contract. The fillable PDF format for this attachment is available at the DoD Procurement Toolbox http://dodprocurementtoolbox.org/site/detail/id/26. In accordance with PGI 204.7105(b)(5) (DFARS/PGI view), enter a numerical sequence number for the attachment.
(1) Prepare modifications to execute transfers of Government property accountability between existing contracts in accordance with PGI 245.103-71 (DFARS/PGI view).
(2) Prepare the GFP attachments in accordance with the procedures in PGI 245.103-72 (DFARS/PGI view).
(3) Maintain the GFP attachments in the contract.
(d) Disposition of findings.
(2) Initial determination.
(ii)(A) Within 10 days of receiving the report, if the contracting officer makes a determination that there is a significant deficiency, the contracting officer should provide an initial determination of deficiencies and a copy of the report to the contractor and require the contractor to submit a written response.
(C) Evaluation of contractor's response. Within 30 days of receiving the contractor’s response, the contracting officer, in consultation with the auditor or cognizant functional specialist, should evaluate the contractor’s response and make a final determination.
(3) Final Determination.
(ii)(A) Monitoring contractor's corrective action. The contracting officer, with the assistance of the auditor, shall monitor the contractor's progress in correcting deficiencies. If the contractor fails to make adequate progress, the contracting officer shall take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the contractor corrects the deficiencies. Examples of actions the contracting officer can take are: disapprove the contractor's MMAS; bringing the issue to the attention of higher level management; implementing or increasing the withholding in accordance with 252.242-7005, Contractor Business Systems, if applicable; and recommending non-award of potential contracts.
(B) Correction of significant deficiencies
(1) When the contractor notifies the contracting officer that the contractor has corrected the significant deficiencies, the contracting officer shall request that the auditor review the correction to determine if the deficiencies have been resolved.
(2) The contracting officer shall determine if the contractor has corrected the deficiencies.
(3) If the contracting officer determines the contractor has corrected the deficiencies, the contracting officer's notification shall be sent to the auditor; payment office; appropriate action officers responsible for reporting past performance at the requiring activities; and each contracting and contract administration office having substantial business with the contractor as applicable.