I. Background

This final rule provides a clause at DFARS 252.245-7001, Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished Property, requiring contractors to tag, label, or mark Government-furnished property items identified in the contract when such items are subject to serialized item management. The final rule has been changed as follows--

The proposed coverage in DFARS 211.274 has been relocated to DFARS subpart 245.1.

DFARS 245.102(4) now provides the complete list of exceptions to the policy to require tagging, labeling, and marking of property, rather than including the exceptions in the clause, because the Government will identify to the contractor the items that require tagging, labeling, or marking. The list had been expanded to include exceptions based on determinations by the agency.

Adds DFARS clause 252.245-7001, in lieu of proposed DFARS 252.211-70YY, to align with coverage being relocated from DFARS part 211 to part 245.

The proposed definition of "Government-furnished property'' has been deleted and replaced with a reference to the definition in FAR 52.245-1.