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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 245: Government Property › Subpart 245.6

DFARS 245.602-3 Screening.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section requires that contractor inventory be screened throughout the Department of Defense before it can be sold, including property located overseas. The requiring agency gets first priority to keep listed items, and all screening must finish before any sale. It also lets a prospective customer ask the plant clearance officer to arrange an inspection at the contractor's plant without disrupting operations.

Applies to: DoD contractor inventory, including overseas foreign excess personal property

What it requires

  • Complete all required screening before any sale of contractor inventory, including overseas locations
  • Upon request of a prospective reutilization, transfer, donation, or sales customer, the plant clearance officer shall arrange for inspection of property at the contractor's plant
  • Conduct any inspection in a manner that avoids interruption of the contractor's operations and is consistent with security requirements

Key terms: screening · contractor inventory · foreign excess personal property · requiring agency · plant clearance officer

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Property will be screened DoD-wide, including the contracting agency, requiring agency, and, as appropriate, the General Services Administration. The requiring agency shall have priority for retention of listed items. All required screening must be completed before any sale of contractor inventory, including contractor inventory in overseas locations (foreign excess personal property) can take place. Upon request of the prospective reutilization, transfer, donation, or sales customer, the plant clearance officer shall arrange for inspection of property at the contractor's plant in such a manner as to avoid interruption of the contractor's operations, and consistent with any security requirements.

← 245.602-1 Inventory disposal schedules. · 245.602-70 Plant clearance procedures. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 245

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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