[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR4.705-3]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 4_ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart 4.7_Contractor Records Retention
 
Sec.  4.705-3  Acquisition and supply records.

    (a) Store requisitions for materials, supplies, equipment, and 
services: Retain 2 years.
    (b) Work orders for maintenance and other services: Retain 4 years.
    (c) Equipment records, consisting of equipment usage and status 
reports and equipment repair orders: Retain 4 years.
    (d) Expendable property records, reflecting accountability for the 
receipt and use of material in the performance of a contract: Retain 4 
years.
    (e) Receiving and inspection report records, consisting of reports 
reflecting receipt and inspection of supplies, equipment, and materials: 
Retain 4 years.
    (f) Purchase order files for supplies, equipment, material, or 
services used in the performance of a contract; supporting documentation 
and backup files including, but not limited to, invoices, and memoranda; 
e.g., memoranda of negotiations showing the principal elements of 
subcontract price negotiations (see 52.244-2): Retain 4 years.
    (g) Production records of quality control, reliability, and 
inspection: Retain 4 years.

[48 FR 42113, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 34060, June 22, 1998]