D.  Disposal

Comment: One respondent recommended adding, at FAR 45.201, a requirement that the solicitation indicate how the contractor's property management system plan would be utilized for disposal.

Response: FAR 45.201(c)(4) requires that the solicitation include a description of the offeror's property management system, plan, and practices and standards used by the offeror in managing Government property. In addition, the clause at 52.245-1, Government Property, which is required to be included in solicitations, thoroughly addresses the Government's uses of contractors' property management systems.

Comment: One respondent suggested that any additional instructions to offerors on management of Government property, currently allowed only in the statement of work, could also be included in a special provision of the contract.

Response: The allowance for including this information in a special provision is added at FAR 45.201(d).

Comment: One respondent suggested that it was not clear at FAR 52.245-1(j)(1)(i) that, in disposing of certain property, the contractor is limited to transferring the property to another Government contract, as opposed to any contract.

Response: The referenced section of the clause is revised to add "Government" in front of "contract" in two places.

Comment: One respondent suggested adding "with contractor's  consent" at FAR 45.603(a)(2).

Response: The proposed change would require the Government to obtain the contractor's consent prior to abandoning non-sensitive property at the contractor's or subcontractor's premises. In order to minimize administrative burden, contractor consent is required only prior to abandoning sensitive property.

Comment: One respondent suggested revising FAR 45.604-1 to differentiate between formal and informal sales and "scrap" sales.

Response: The recommended change would require the creation of additional definitions. Any such distinctions are more appropriately located in the contractor's property management procedures.

Comment: One respondent suggested revising FAR 45.606-1(c) to ensure that the disposition of scrap items is addressed in the contractor's standard scrap processes and procedures.

Response: The decision on whether to abandon scrap (the subject of FAR 45.606-1) is a Government decision; it is not a subject to be included in the contractor's scrap procedures.