{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-101-27.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 101-27.203","heading":"-27.203 Program objectives.","body":"In order to assure maximum use of shelf-life items, each executive agency shall:\n(a) Identify shelf-life items, including any new items to be placed in inventory, which have a limited shelf-life period.\n(b) Establish the shelf-life period of such items and procedures for controlling their procurement, storage, and issue.\n(c) Inspect or test certain shelf-life items prior to deterioration to determine if the shelf-life period can be extended.\n(d) Conduct inventory management analyses to determine if shelf-life stocks are expected to be utilized prior to the expiration of the original or any extended shelf-life period, and, if not, arrange for transfer of such stock in sufficient time to permit usage prior to deterioration.\n(e) Make available for Government-wide distribution, through excess property channels, any stocks which cannot be utilized through normal supply channels.","path":["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 101-27.2—Management of Shelf-Life Materials"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-41.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:05Z","sha256":"c28e80ec339f5998b17e886685b09785cf28b5c62123e9ca2869af717cac3c5f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-101-27.202","next":"us/41-cfr-101-27.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}