[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR45]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 45_GOVERNMENT PROPERTY--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart 45.4_Contractor Use and Rental of Government Property

 

45.402  Authorizing use of Government production and research property.



    (a) Contracting officers who believe it to be in the Government's 

interest for a prospective contractor or subcontractor to use existing 

Government production and research property shall authorize such use in 

the contract. The contracting officer shall confirm the availability of 

the property before authorizing its use on either a rental or rent-free 

basis.

    (b) Unless the solicitation provides for the successful offeror to 

use Government production and research property in the offeror's 

possession, the solicitation shall require any offeror desiring to use 

such property to request the written concurrence of the contracting 

officer cognizant of the property. To preclude a competitive advantage, 

the contracting officer's concurrence should include any information 

required by subpart 45.2.

    (c) The contracting officer shall review the contractor's request 

for non-Government use of Government production and research property 

when the property is no longer required for performing Government 

contracts but is retained for spares or for mobilization and readiness 

requirements. (Also see 45.302-1(b)(3).)



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