Medicare General Information, Eligibility and Entitlement Manual (Pub. 100-01), Ch. 7 § 30.50.5
Contractor Responsibilities upon Physical Completion of the Contract.
30.50.5 - Contractor Responsibilities upon Physical Completion of the Contract.
(Rev. 13718; Issued: 04-10-26; Effective: 05-11-26; Implementation: 09-14-26)
The contractor shall return all government information and IT resources (i.e., government
information in non-government-owned systems, media, and backup systems) acquired during the
term of this contract to the CO and/or COR. Additionally, the contractor shall provide a
certification that all government information has been properly sanitized and purged from
Contractor-owned systems, including backup systems and media used during contract
performance, in accordance with HHS and/or CMS policies.