The government party should:
• have useable records of the knowledge and information created, received, retrieved and used in conducting contract management activities; and
• protect the integrity of those records for as long as they are required.
This support will enable the government party to comply with regulatory requirements for retaining records, outlined below and in section 7.7. The government party should integrate the records management requirements into its contract management knowledge and information management strategy. The contract director should ensure that these processes, however they are documented, are included in the contract administration manual.