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IND 105 LESSON 4

Responsibilities and Authorities of a Property Administrator (PA)

TLO 4: Given the need to administer Contract Government property under a contract, recognize the responsibilities and authorities of a Property Administrator. ELOs:

• 1. Identify the responsibilities of a Property Administrator.
• 2. Identify the authorities of a Property Administrator.

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IPMS

– Performs a range of industrial property administration functions over an assigned contract or group of contracts involving property management by one or more contractors – Incumbents of these positions are not responsible for the overall property administration function

Property Administrators

– Designated as the Government representative in matters pertaining to the administration of the contractor’s management and control of Government property – Full responsibility for planning and executing overall property administration function for all assigned contracts

Appointment of property administrators and plant clearance officers.

(a) The appropriate agency authority shall appoint or terminate (in writing) property administrators and plant clearance officers. (b) In appointing qualified property administrators and plant clearance officers, the appointing authority shall consider experience, training, education, business acumen, judgment, character, and ethics. – The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) was signed into law in November 1990. It requires the Department of Defense to establish education and training standards, requirements, and courses for the civilian and military workforce.

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DFARS 201.670

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The PA’s function is to:

• Administer the terms of contract provisions that specify the

contractor's obligations to acquire, control, use, care for, report, and dispose of Government property

• Advise contracting activities and other DoD officials of the

known level of efficiency of the contractor's management

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• The responsibilities and authorities of a Government Property

Administrator have been extracted from the various parts and subparts of the FAR, DFARS and the DoD Guidebook for Contract Government Property (2014).

• The requirements for the performance of these duties will

depend upon your environment.

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• FAR 42.302 Contract Administration Functions requires the

Contracting Officer to:

– (27) Perform property administration – (28) Perform necessary screening, redistribution, and disposal of contractor inventory

• FAR states that these contract administration functions are

normally delegated to the Property Administrator & Plant Clearance Officer.

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• 1. Administering contract clauses and provisions,

requirements, and obligations relating to Government property in the possession of contractors.

FAR 45.101

• 2. Participating in pre-award surveys.

FAR 42.302(a)(32)

• 3. Participating in post award conferences.

FAR 42.302(a)(3)

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• 4. Review contracts for Government property and relevant

clauses, assure that property is appropriately identified in the contract (GFP attachment), and that general and special contract provisions dealing with property are included, when applicable.

DoD Guidebook for Contract Property Administration (Dec 2014)

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• 5. Take assignment of contracts (in accordance with agency

procedures)

• 6. Establish contract property control data files (either manual
• r automated).

DoD Guidebook for Contract Property Administration (Dec 2014)

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• 7. Reviewing and validate reported physical inventory results.

FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(iv)

• 8. Investigating occurrences of loss of Government property.

FAR 52.245-1(f)(1)(vi)

• 9. Providing the CO with recommendations concerning

contractor responsibility and liability for Loss of property on the basis of contract terms and conditions.

FAR 45.104 11

11.Perform risk assessment of contractor’s property management system and internal controls.

DoD Guidebook for Contract Property Administration (Dec 2014)

12.Planning, developing and performing a PMSA to assess and determine the effectiveness of the contractor’s property management system.

FAR 45.105, 52.245-1(g), DFARS 245.105(C) 12

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• 13. Shall notify the contractor in writing when the contractor's

property management system does not comply with contractual requirements

FAR 45.105(b)

• 14. Shall request prompt correction of deficiencies, and shall

request from the contractor a corrective action plan, including a schedule for correction of the deficiencies.

FAR 45.105(b) FAR 52.245-1(g)(3) 13

• 15. Advising the CO regarding the contractor's failure to

perform in accordance with contractual requirements.

FAR 45.105, DFARS 245.105(d)

16.Supporting and assisting contractor's personnel, COs, program managers, and other personnel in resolution of property administration matters.

FAR 45.104, 45.105, & DFARS 252.245-7003

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17.Request, assign and perform support property administration.

42.302(a)(57) & 45.502 DoD Guidebook for Contract Property Administration (Dec 2014)

• 18. Provide support to program, product and project offices

when requested and approved by agency.

FAR 42.302(a)(67) 15

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Responsibilities and Authorities of a Property Administrator (PA)

TLO 4: Given the need to administer Contract Government property under a contract, recognize the responsibilities and authorities of a Property Administrator. ELOs:

• 1. Identify the responsibilities of a Property Administrator.
• 2. Identify the authorities of a Property Administrator.

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