52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services.
Prescription and Applicability
FAR Prescription, 45.107(b)
(b) The contracting officer shall also insert the clause at 52.245-2, Government Property (Installation Operation Services), in fixed-price service contracts to be performed on a Government installation when Government-furnished property will be provided for initial provisioning only and the Government is not responsible for repair or replacement.
DFARS Supplementary Guidance, 245.107
(1)(i) In lieu of the prescription at FAR 45.107(d), use the clause at FAR 52.245-1, Government Property, in all purchase orders for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification of Government property regardless of the unit acquisition cost of the items to be repaired.
(ii) For negotiated fixed-price contracts awarded on a basis other than submission of certified cost or pricing data for which Government property is provided, use the clause at FAR 52.245-1, Government Property, without its Alternate I.
(2) Use the clause at 252.245-7000, Government-Furnished Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Property, in solicitations and contracts when mapping, charting, and geodesy property is to be furnished.
(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
52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services.
As prescribed in 45.107(b), insert the following clause:
Government Property Installation Operation Services (APR 2012)
(a) This Government Property listed in paragraph (e) of this clause is furnished to the Contractor in an "as-is, where is" condition. The Government makes no warranty regarding the suitability for use of the Government property specified in this contract. The Contractor shall be afforded the opportunity to inspect the Government property as specified in the solicitation.
(b) The Government bears no responsibility for repair or replacement of any lost Government property. If any or all of the Government property is lost or becomes no longer usable, the Contractor shall be responsible for replacement of the property at Contractor expense. The Contractor shall have title to all replacement property and shall continue to be responsible for contract performance.
(c) Unless the Contracting Officer determines otherwise, the Government abandons all rights and title to unserviceable and scrap property resulting from contract performance. Upon notification to the Contracting Officer, the Contractor shall remove such property from the Government premises and dispose of it at Contractor expense.
(d) Except as provided in this clause, Government property furnished under this contract shall be governed by the Government Property clause of this contract.
(e) Government property provided under this clause:
(End of clause)
[72 FR 27390, May 15, 2007, as amended at 75 FR 38683, July 2, 2010; 77 FR 12946, Mar. 2, 2012]
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