{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-4.705-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 4.705-3","heading":"4.705-3 Acquisition and supply records.","body":"(a) Store requisitions for materials, supplies, equipment, and services: Retain 2 years.\n(b) Work orders for maintenance and other services: Retain 4 years.\n(c) Equipment records, consisting of equipment usage and status reports and equipment repair orders: Retain 4 years.\n(d) Expendable property records, reflecting accountability for the receipt and use of material in the performance of a contract: Retain 4 years.\n(e) Receiving and inspection report records, consisting of reports reflecting receipt and inspection of supplies, equipment, and materials: Retain 4 years.\n(f) Purchase order files for supplies, equipment, material, or services used in the performance of a contract; supporting documentation and backup files including, but not limited to, invoices, and memoranda; e.g., memoranda of negotiations showing the principal elements of subcontract price negotiations (see 52.244-2): Retain 4 years.\n(g) Production records of quality control, reliability, and inspection: Retain 4 years.\n(h) Property records (see FAR 45.101 and 52.245-1): Retain 4 years.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 4—ADMINISTRATIVE AND INFORMATION MATTERS","Subpart 4.7—Contractor Records Retention"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"bd29ca3b36ccaaee2541539fb27e79cb7f4117a163a269a633b540466479b397","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-4.705-2","next":"us/48-cfr-4.706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}