§ 101-45.303-3 - Delivery.

(a) After full payment has been received from a buyer, the GSA regional office will notify the holding activity by copy of the GSA Form 27A, Purchaser's Receipt and Authority to Release Property, that property may be released to the purchaser. (See §§ 101-45.4902-27A (over-the-counter and self-mailer)). Upon completion of a sale, the servicing GSA finance office will simultaneously forward to the holding activity additional copies of the GSA Form 27A and completed copies of Standard Form 1081, Voucher and Schedule of Withdrawals and Credits, for use as internal accounting documents.

(b) If a purchaser fails to remove property within the period specified, the GSA regional office shall be advised of this fact, in writing, immediately in order that appropriate action may be taken.

(c) The Standard Form (SF) 97, the United States Government Certificate to Obtain Title to a Vehicle, is a four-part form issued on continuous feed paper. The original certificate is produced on secure paper to readily identify any attempt to alter the form. The SF 97 shall be signed in accordance with requirements established by the head of the agency selling the vehicle. The SF 97 is an accountable form and is serially numbered during the printing process. Each agency shall have an accountable officer who will be responsible for the requisition, storage, and issuance of the SF 97. Certificates showing erasures or strikeovers will be considered invalid. Proper precautions shall be exercised by all agency accountable officers to prevent blank copies of the SF 97 from being obtained by unauthorized persons.

(d) Delivery of motor vehicles to purchasers shall be evidenced by submission to the purchaser of a completed original of the SF 97. Two copies of the SF 97 shall be furnished to the owning agency (one copy for the reporting office and one copy for the custodian) and the other copy shall be furnished the contracting officer of the agency effecting the sale or transfer of the motor vehicle. The SF 97 is illustrated at § 101-45.4901-97. Other certificates of release or bills of sale shall not be used in lieu of the SF 97. Instructions for the use of the SF 97 are in § 101-45.4901-97-1.