(a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 652.245–70, Status of Property Management System, in solicitations when any of the following conditions apply:

(1) Highway motor vehicles or aircraft, regardless of cost, are provided by the Government or acquired by the contractor for the account of the Government;

(2) Software exceeding $500,000 in value, including labor costs to develop, is provided by the Government or acquired by the contractor for the account of the Government; or

(3) Personal property greater than $25,000 (and not in paragraph (a)(1) of this subsection) is provided by the Government or acquired by the contractor for the account of the Government. The personal property must be complete within itself; does not lose its identity or become a component part of other property when put into use; and is of a durable nature with an estimated useful life expectancy to exceed two years.

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 652.245–71, Special Reports of Government Property, in all solicitations and contracts that contain the provision at 652.245–70.