41 C.F.R. § 101-27.304-2 Factors affecting the economic retention limit.
Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management
(a) The economic retention limit may be increased where: (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 (2) Costs incident to holding an additional quantity are insignificant and obsolescence and deterioration of an item are unlikely. (b) The economic retention limit should be reduced under the following conditions: (1) The related end item of equipment is being phased out or an interchangeable item is available; or (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.
Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management
PART 101–27—INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Subpart 101–27.3—Maximizing Use of Inventories
§ 101-27.304-2 Factors affecting the economic retention limit.
