# 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration.
Type: Clause
Prescribed in: 245.107(3)

## Prescription and Applicability

### DFARS Prescription, 245.107(3)

(3) Use the clause at 252.245-7003 , Contractor Property Management System Administration, in solicitations and contracts containing the clause at FAR 52.245-1, Government Property.
(4) Use the clause at 252.245-7005, Management and Reporting of Government Property, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, that contain the clause at FAR 52.245-1, Government Property.

## Current Text

252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration.

As prescribed in 245.107(3), insert the following clause:

Contractor Property Management System Administration (Jan 2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Acceptable property management system means a property system that complies with the system criteria in paragraph (c) of this clause.

Material weakness means a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in the internal control over information in contractor business systems, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of such information will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A reasonable possibility exists when the likelihood of an event occurring is—

(1) Probable; or

(2) More than remote but less than likely (section 806 of Pub. L. 116-283).

Property management system means the Contractor's system or systems for managing and controlling Government property.

(b) General. The Contractor shall establish and maintain an acceptable property management system. Failure to maintain an acceptable property management system, as defined in this clause, may result in disapproval of the system by the Contracting Officer and/or withholding of payments.

(c) System criteria. The Contractor's property management system shall be in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (f) of the contract clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.245-1.

(d) Material weaknesses.
(1) The Contracting Officer will provide an initial determination to the Contractor, in writing, of any material weaknesses. The initial determination will describe the underlying deficiency in sufficient detail to allow the Contractor to understand the weaknesses or deficiency.

(2) The Contractor shall respond within 30 days to a written initial determination from the Contracting Officer that identifies material weaknesses in the Contractor's property management system. If the Contractor disagrees with the initial determination, the Contractor shall state, in writing, its rationale for disagreeing.

(3) The Contracting Officer will evaluate the Contractor's response and notify the Contractor, in writing, of the Contracting Officer's final determination concerning—

(i) Remaining material weaknesses;

(ii) The adequacy of any proposed or completed corrective action; and

(iii) System disapproval, if the Contracting Officer determines that one or more material weaknesses remain.

(e) If the Contractor receives the Contracting Officer's final determination of material weaknesses, the Contractor shall, within 45 days of receipt of the final determination, either correct the material weaknesses or submit an acceptable corrective action plan showing milestones and actions to eliminate the material weaknesses.

(f) Withholding payments. If the Contracting Officer makes a final determination to disapprove the Contractor's property management system, and the contract includes the clause at 252.242-7005, Contractor Business Systems, the Contracting Officer will withhold payments in accordance with that clause.

(End of clause)

[76 FR 28878, May 18, 2011, as amended at 77 FR 11366, Feb. 24, 2012; 77 FR 23632, Apr. 20, 2012; 85 FR 53683, Aug. 31, 2020; 88 FR 88537, Dec. 22, 2023; 90 FR 5735, Jan. 17, 2025]

## Active Class Deviations Affecting This Clause

### Class Deviation 2026-O0046, DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 45)
- Status: Active
- Date Issued: 2026-03-16
- Change type: MODIFIED
- Action: Modified by RFO class deviation

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-252.245-7003