45.101 Definitions.

As used in this partCannibalize means to remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other

Government property.

Contractor-acquired property means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the

contractor for performing a contract and to which the Government has title.

Contractor inventory means-

(1) Any property acquired by and in the possession of a contractor or subcontractor under a contract

for which title is vested in the Government and which exceeds the amounts needed to complete full

performance under the entire contract;

(2) Any property that the Government is obligated or has the option to take over under any type of

contract, e.g., as a result either of any changes in the specifications or plans thereunder or of the

termination of the contract (or subcontract thereunder), before completion of the work, for the

convenience or at the option of the Government; and

(3) Government-furnished property that exceeds the amounts needed to complete full performance

under the entire contract.

Contractor’s managerial personnel means the contractor’s directors, officers, managers,

superintendents, or equivalent representatives who have supervision or direction of-

(1) All or substantially all of the contractor’s business;

(2) All or substantially all of the contractor’s operation at any one plant or separate location; or

(3) A separate and complete major industrial operation.

Demilitarization means rendering a product unusable for, and not restorable to, the purpose for

which it was designed or is customarily used.

Discrepancies incident to shipment means any differences (e.g., count or condition) between the

items documented to have been shipped and items actually received.

Equipment means a tangible item that is functionally complete for its intended purpose, durable,

nonexpendable, and needed for the performance of a contract. Equipment is not intended for sale,

and does not ordinarily lose its identity or become a component part of another article when put into

use. Equipment does not include material, real property, special test equipment or special tooling.

Government-furnished property means property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the

Government and subsequently furnished to the contractor for performance of a contract.

Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for

repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes

contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost

contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract.
Government property means all property owned or leased by the Government. Government property

includes both Government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property. Government

property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property.

Government property does not include intellectual property and software.

Loss of Government property means unintended, unforeseen or accidental loss, damage, or

destruction of Government property that reduces the Government’s expected economic benefits of

the property. Loss of Government property does not include occurrences such as purposeful

destructive testing, obsolescence, normal wear and tear, or manufacturing defects. Loss of

Government property includes, but is not limited to-

(1) Items that cannot be found after a reasonable search;

(2) Theft;

(3) Damage resulting in unexpected harm to property requiring repair to restore the item to usable

condition; or

(4) Destruction resulting from incidents that render the item useless for its intended purpose or

beyond economical repair.

Material means property that may be consumed or expended during the performance of a contract,

component parts of a higher assembly, or items that lose their individual identity through

incorporation into an end-item. Material does not include equipment, special tooling, special test

equipment or real property.

Nonseverable means property that cannot be removed after construction or installation without

substantial loss of value or damage to the installed property or to the premises where installed.

Precious metals means silver, gold, platinum, palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, and ruthenium.

Production scrap means unusable material resulting from production, engineering, operations and

maintenance, repair, and research and development contract activities. Production scrap may have

value when re-melted or reprocessed, e.g., textile and metal clippings, borings, and faulty castings

and forgings.

Property means all tangible property, both real and personal.

Property Administrator means an authorized representative of the contracting officer appointed in

accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requirements and

obligations relating to Government property in the possession of a contractor.

Property records means the records created and maintained by the contractor in support of its

stewardship responsibilities for the management of Government property.

Provide means to furnish, as in Government-furnished property, or to acquire, as in contractoracquired property.

Real property See Federal Management Regulation 102-71.20 (41 CFR 102-71.20).

Sensitive property means property potentially dangerous to the public safety or security if stolen,

lost, or misplaced, or that shall be subject to exceptional physical security, protection, control, and

accountability. Examples include weapons, ammunition, explosives, controlled substances,
radioactive materials, hazardous materials or wastes, or precious metals.

Unit acquisition cost means-

(1) For Government-furnished property, the dollar value assigned by the Government and identified

in the contract; and

(2) For contractor-acquired property, the cost derived from the contractor’s records that reflect

consistently applied generally accepted accounting principles.

Parent topic: Subpart 45.1 - General