reports shall not be required more often than semi-annually.

(b) Material. The contractor shall furnish the total dollar amounts of all Government material which may be in his possession and shall separately indicate the amount attributable to material which has been furnished by the Government, and material which has been acquired by the contractor, title to which is in the Government. However, the following types of Government material are exempted from reporting:

(i) Scrap and salvage,

(ii) Items forwarded to the contractor for repair and return to the Government,

(iii) Work in process,

(iv) Government material estimated to amount to less than $2,500 on any one contract, and

(v) Government shipping containers. Such reports shall be furnished by the contractor upon the request of the property administrator: Provided, That such reports shall not be required more often than semiannually. Bureau of the Budget Report Control Symbol No. 22-R232 has been assigned to the reports required under (a) and (b).

[Item 304.7 amended, 28 F.R. 12575, Nov. 23, 1963]

PART IV-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

401 Identification. All Government property shall be recorded and identified as such by the contractor promptly upon receipt, and it shall remain so identified so long as it remains in the custody, control or possession of the contractor.

(a) Extent of identification. (1) As a general rule, all Government material and minor plant equipment shall be identified as Government property except in those cases where:

(i) No materials or minor plant equipment of the same type at the same location are owned by the contractor, his employees, or other contracting agencies;

(ii) Adequate physical control is maintained over tool-crib items, guard force items, protective clothing and other items issued for use by individuals in the performance of their work under the contract;

(iii) Property is of bulk type or by its general nature of packing or handling precludes adequate marking, as may be determined by the property administrator; and

(iv) Where property is commingled, as authorized by 206 of this section.

(2)

Government-owned special tooling shall be marked with the designation of the Military Department responsible for funding and control of such tooling, as follows: Army-"USA", Navy--"USN", Air Force"USAF", and Defense Supply Agency"USD", unless it is determined that such

marking will damage the special tooling or is otherwise impracticable. Marking and identification procedures may be expanded by the Department having cognizance over the tooling to include end item reference, drawing number, and such other information as may be desired in a given case.

(3) Unless already marked in accordance with these instructions, all Governmentowned plant equipment, including industrial reserve plant equipment, shall be marked by the contractor with a Government identification number, except minor plant equipment; or when the size of the equipment or nature of the material for which it is made makes it impracticable, and in which case such item will be assigned a Government identification number for record purposes, which number shall be shown in the plant equipment property records; or the equipment is accessory or auxiliary and attached to or otherwise a part of an item of plant equipment and is required for its normal operation (see 304.3(a) of this section), in which case such item shall be entered and described on the record of the equipment to which it is attached or of which it is otherwise a part. Once a Government identification number has been affixed to an item of plant equipment, the identification will be permanent and will not be changed so long as the equipment remains under the control of the same Military Department (but see (4) below). Identification shall be effected by affixing a metal, fibre, plastic, or other plate directly to the equipment; by using indelible ink, acid or electric etch, steel dies, or any other legible, permanent, conspicuous, and tamper-proof method. Identification shall consist of the following markings:

(i) An indication of Government-ownership and of the Military Department responsible for funding and control of the plant equipment, as follows: Army-"USA”, Navy-"USN", Air Force "USAF", and Defense Supply Agency-"USD"; however, the identification "U.S." property shall not be charged solely to conform to the provisions of this paragraph.

(ii) A two-part identification number, furnished by the Government, consisting solely of numerals except as provided in (iii) below. The first part shall be the property account number, and the second part shall be a serial number. In case plant equipment furnished by the Government is already identified as property of a Military Department, no change shall be made in the markings, except as provided in (4) below.

(iii) In the case of items included within a standard Departmental registration system, for example, automotive, construction, or weight-handling equipment, application for a proper registration number will be made to the cognizant Department, which number shall be used in lieu of any other identification number.

(4) Government identification markings shall be removed prior to sale or scrapping.

The markings so removed shall be shown on the appropriate documents involved. In the case of a transfer of funding and control responsibilities to other Military Departments, new Government identification markings, in accordance with the requirements of (2) or (3) above, may be affixed upon receipt of the equipment by the receiving Military Department.

(b) Recording Government identification numbers. Assigned Government property identification numbers will be recorded on all applicable receiving documents, shipping documents, and any other documents pertaining to the property accounts.

[Item 401 amended, 28 F.R. 12575, Nov. 23, 1963]

(c) Plant equipment. In the case of plant equipment furnished by the Government under fixed-price contracts, or in the case of plant equipment furnished by the Government or procured by the contractor, title to which vests in the Government, under costtype contracts, the contractor shall compile and maintain individual property records covering the description, cost, acquisition, and disposition of each item of plant equipment and such other information as may be required to identify the property. The contractor shall be prepared to locate any item of such property within a reasonable time after request therefor. Records of plant equipment will be maintained on DD Form 1342 DOD Property Record, set forth in F-200.1342. Blank forms will be furnished the contractor by the property administrator and will be used to reflect all Government-provided plant equipment received, altered or shipped by, the contractor on and after 1 July 1961. The forms will be completed by the contractor, showing as a minimum the information specified in instructions furnished to the contractor by the property administrator. After completion, the original copy of the form will be retained by the contractor as part of the official property records of the contract under this paragraph; the balance of the copies will be delivered to the property administrator for distribution in accordance with the above instructions.

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CODIFICATION: In Item 306, paragraph (c) was amended, 28 F.R. 4895, May 16, 1963. Prior Amendments

1961: 26 F.R. 9644, Oct. 12.

307 Identification. All Government property shall be recorded and identified as such by the contractor promptly upon receipt, and it shall remain so identified so long as it remains in the custody, control or possession of the contractor.

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(a) Extent of identification. (1) As general rule, all Government material and minor plant equipment shall be identified as Government property except in those cases where

(A) No materials or minor plant equipment of the same type at the same location are owned by the contractor, his employees, or other contracting agencies;

(B) Adequate physical control is maintained over tool-crib items, guard force items, protective clothing and other items issued for use by individuals in the performance of their work under the contract;

(C) Property is of bulk type or by its general nature of packing or handling precludes adequate marking, as may be determined by the property administrator; or

(D) Property is commingled, as authorized by 210 of this section.

special tooling

(ii) Government-owned shall be marked with the designation of the Military Department responsible for funding and control of such tooling, as follows: Army-"USA", Navy-"USN", Air Force"USAF", and Defense Supply Agency-"USD", unless it is determined that such marking will damage the special tooling or is otherwise impracticable. Marking and identification procedures may be expanded by the Department having cognizance over the tooling to include end item reference, drawing number, and such other information as may be desired in a given case. The identification "U.S." property shall not be changed solely to conform to the provisions of this paragraph;

(iii) Unless already marked in accordance with these instructions, all Governmentowned plant equipment, including industrial reserve plant equipment, shall be marked by the contractor with a Government identification number, except minor plant equipment, or when the size of the equipment or the nature of the material from which it is made makes it impracticable, in which case such item will be assigned a Government identification number for record purposes, which number shall be shown in the plant equipment property record; or the equipment is accessory or auxiliary and attached to or otherwise a part of an item of plant equipment and is required for its normal operation, in which case such item shall be entered and described on the record of the equipment to which it is attached or of which it is otherwise a part. Once a Government identification number has been affixed to an item of plant equipment, the identification will be permanent and will not be changed so long as the equipment remains under the control of the same Military Department (but see (iv) below). Identification shall be effected by affixing a metal, fibre, plastic, or other plate directly to the equipment; by using indelible ink, acid or electric etch, steel dies, or any other legible, permanent, conspicuous, and

tamper-proof method. Identification shall consist of the following markings:

(A) An indication of Government ownership and of the Military Department responsible for funding and control of the plant equipment, as follows: Army-"USA”, Navy-"USN", Air Force "USAF", and Defense Supply Agency-"USD"; however, the identification "U.S." property shall not be changed solely to conform to the provisions of this paragraph;

(B) A two-part identification number, furnished by the Government, consisting solely of numerals except as provided in (C) below. The first part shall be the property account number, and the second part shall be a serial number. In case plant equipment furnished by the Government is already identified as property of a Military Department, no change shall be made in the markings, except as provided in (iv) below; and

(C) In the case of items included within a standard Departmental registration system, for example, automotive, construction, or weight-handling equipment, application for a proper registration number will be made to the cognizant Department, which number shall be used in lieu of any other identification number.

(iv) Government identification markings shall be removed prior to sale or scrapping. The markings so removed shall be shown on the appropriate documents involved. In the case of a transfer of funding and control responsibilities to other Military Departments new identification markings, in accordance with the requirements of (ii) or (iii) above, may be affixed upon receipt of the equipment by the receiving Military Department.

(b) Recording Government identification numbers. Assigned Government property identification numbers will be recorded on all applicable receiving documents, shipping documents, and any other documents pertaining to the property accounts.

[Item 307 amended, 28 F.R. 12576, Nov. 23, 1963]

Prior Amendments 1962: 27 F.R. 11665, Nov. 27.

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