{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-101-27.206-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 101-27.206-2","heading":"-27.206-2 Identification and shipping requirements.","body":"Manufacturers shall, whenever practicable, be required to mark the unit or container with the month and year of manufacture or production and the batch number on all shelf-life items (60 months or less) procured from other than GSA sources. Whenever practical, the supplier shall be required to ship or deliver material within a given number of months from the date of manufacture or production. These “age on delivery” requirements should not be imposed in such a manner as to unduly restrict competition at any trade level. The following guidelines are suggested as appropriate for most shelf-life items:\nShelf-life period Age on delivery\n25 mos. or more 6 mos.\n19 to 24 mos 4 mos.\n13 to 18 mos 3 mos.\n7 to 12 mos 2 mos.\n6 mos. or less 1 mo. or less.","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":"281824cbdb17f5bad36374e2219b6667843dd061b3f268badcdbe8e38b7c9184","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-101-27.206-1","next":"us/41-cfr-101-27.206-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}