[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR34.103]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 34_MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart 34.1_Testing, Qualification and Use of Industrial Resources 
            Developed Under Title III, Defense Production Act
 
Sec.  34.103  Testing and qualification.

    (a) Contractors receiving requests from a Title III project 
contractor for testing and qualification of a Title III industrial 
resource shall refer such requests to the contracting officer. The 
contracting officer shall evaluate the request in accordance with agency 
procedures to determine whether: (1) the Title III industrial resource 
is being or potentially may be used in the development or manufacture of 
a major system or item of supply; and (2) for major systems in 
production, remaining quantities to be acquired are sufficient to 
justify incurring the cost of testing and qualification. In evaluating 
this request, the contracting officer shall consult with the Defense 
Production Act Office, Title III Program, located at Wright Patterson 
Air Force Base, Ohio 45433-7739.
    (b) If the determination at 34.103(a) is affirmative, the 
contracting officer shall modify the contract to require the contractor 
to test the Title III industrial resource for qualification.
    (c) The Defense Production Act Office, Title III Program, shall 
provide to the contractor the industrial resource produced by the Title 
III project contractor in sufficient amounts to meet testing needs.

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