Platinum Storage, Maintenance and Protection

This effort will be awarded as a Sole Source purchase order to Corning Incorporated. The Contractor shall provide storage, maintenance and protection of Government-owned platinum (xx.xx grams or xx.xx troy ounces at 99.96% purity). The Contractor shall store the Government-owned platinum in a space that is suitable and in a manner adequate for its maintenance and protection. The Contractor is responsible and accountable for all Government property under this contract in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 45 and Revolutionary DoD FAR Supplement (R-DFARS) Part 245, effective the date of award of the Purchase Order (PO). The Contractor shall provide the status of the platinum inventory; to include, state or configuration, location(s), weight and purity thirty (30) days prior to the end of the Period of Performance.