![]() |
Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
![]() |
Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management |
![]() |
Subtitle C - Federal Property Management Regulations System |
![]() |
Chapter 101 - Federal Property Management Regulations |
![]() |
SubChapter E - Supply and Procurement |
![]() |
Part 101-27 - Inventory Management |
![]() |
Subpart 101-27.4 - Elimination of Items From Inventory |
§ 101-27.405 - Criteria for elimination.
Latest version.
-
§ 101-27.405 Criteria for elimination.
Inactive items, items which no longer qualify as standby, and slow-moving items which are readily available, when needed, from Government or commercial sources shall be eliminated from inventory. The determination of a slow-moving item shall be based on a comparison of the costs for continuing to maintain it in stock as opposed to the costs for ordering it from outside sources each time it is requested. This comparison shall also consider any difference in price and transportation costs for each alternative. In the absence of criteria for stockage of an item developed and used by an agency, the desired results will be obtained through application of the following table:
Orders per year under economic order quantity (EOQ) Minimum number of requests per year to justify continuation in stock 12 and over 24 11 22 10 20 9 18 8 16 7 14 6 12 5 10 4 8 3 and under 7 11 orders at $5 per order $55 Under EOQ: 6 orders at $5 per order $30 Holding cost (equal to ordering cost) 30 Total 60