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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services.

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 clause states that any Government property listed in paragraph (e) is provided to the contractor in an 'as-is, where is' condition, with no warranty from the Government about its suitability. The contractor is responsible for replacing any lost or unusable property at its own expense, and must dispose of unserviceable or scrap property at its own expense after notifying the Contracting Officer.

Applies to: Contractors furnished Government property under this clause

What it requires

  • Inspect the Government property as specified in the solicitation.
  • Replace any lost or no longer usable Government property at Contractor expense.
  • Notify the Contracting Officer before removing unserviceable or scrap property from Government premises.
  • Remove and dispose of unserviceable or scrap property at Contractor expense.

Key terms: as-is, where is · Government property · Contracting Officer · unserviceable and scrap property · Government Property clause

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

The text

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)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.245-1 Government Property. · 52.245-3-52.245-8 [Reserved] →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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