§ 1851.102-70 - Contractor acquisition of filing cabinets.

Link to an amendment published at 80 FR 12945, Mar. 12, 2015.

(a) The Contractor officer must approve any planned contractor acquisition of filing cabinets whose title will vest in the Government. The contracting officer shall ensure that the contractor takes the following actions before submitting a request for approval:

(1) Transfer inactive records to contractor storage areas;

(2) Dispose of unnecessary records in accordance with corporate procedures;

(3) Use less expensive shelf filing methods; and

(4) Take other actions to reduce the need for filing cabinets.

(b) If after taking the actions in paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this section, the contractor requires additional filing capacity, it shall submit for contracting officer approval a request to order filing cabinets. This request shall include a discussion of why sufficient additional filing capacity is necessary and shall address the results of the actions in paragraphs (a) (1) through (4) of this section. The contracting officer shall review the request in consultation with the Records Management Officer, the Property and Supply Officer, and the project officer, is appropriate.

[62 FR 14032, Mar. 25, 1997, as amended at 69 FR 44610, July 27, 2004]