FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 208: Required Sources of Supplies and Services › Subpart 208.73
DFARS 208.7301 Definitions.
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In plain English
This section defines two terms used in the DFARS subpart on precious metals. It tells contractors what 'Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP)' and 'refined precious metal' mean in this context. Knowing these definitions matters because they determine which office and which materials the subpart's rules cover.
Applies to: Contractors dealing with refined precious metals under this DFARS subpart
Key terms: Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP) · refined precious metal · Defense Logistics Agency · commodity integrated material manager · fineness
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The text
As used in this subpart—
Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP) means the Defense Logistics Agency field activity located at 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5096, which is the assigned commodity integrated material manager for refined precious metals and is responsible for the storage and issue of such material.
Refined precious metal means recovered silver, gold, platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, or ruthenium, in bullion, granulation or sponge form, which has been purified to at least .999 percentage of fineness.
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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.