{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-101-27.304-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 101-27.304-2","heading":"-27.304-2 Factors affecting the economic retention limit.","body":"(a) The economic retention limit may be increased where:\n(1) The item is of special manufacture and relates to an end item of equipment which is expected to be in use beyond the economic retention time limit; or\n(2) Costs incident to holding an additional quantity are insignificant and obsolescence and deterioration of an item are unlikely.\n(b) The economic retention limit should be reduced under the following conditions:\n(1) The related end item of equipment is being phased out or an interchangeable item is available; or\n(2) The item has limited storage life, is likely to become obsolete, or the age and condition of the item does not justify the full retention limit.","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 101-27.3—Maximizing Use of Inventories"],"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":"57c9aba457adb734c7b7189aac87c3d89c0ee9093a25137efe4270d82c83de72","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-101-27.304-1","next":"us/41-cfr-101-27.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}