Government property, as used in FAR Part 45, 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.
This part prescribes policies and procedures for providing Government property to contractors; contractorsâ management and use of Government property; and reporting, redistributing, and disposing of contractor inventory.
The estimates for the public burden were coordinated with subject matter experts within the Federal Government in the field of Government property management. The adjustments to specific requirements under item 13 and 14 of the supporting statement are based largely on a reduction in the total number of contractors with Government property from 5,000 to 3,750 and specification of the wage rate as the equivalent of a GS-11, step 5 position (plus burden published by OMB for 2015) for calculation purposes.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.