[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: 48CFR46]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 46_QUALITY ASSURANCE--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 46.1_General
 
Sec.  46.103  Contracting office responsibilities.

    Contracting offices are responsible for--
    (a) Receiving from the activity responsible for technical 
requirements any specifications for inspection, testing, and other 
contract quality requirements essential to ensure the integrity of the 
supplies or services (the activity

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responsible for technical requirements is responsible for prescribing 
contract quality requirements, such as inspection and testing 
requirements or, for service contracts, a quality assurance surveillance 
plan);
    (b) Including in solicitations and contracts the appropriate 
requirements for the contractor's control of quality for the supplies or 
services to be acquired;
    (c) Issuing any necessary instructions to the cognizant contract 
administration office and acting on recommendations submitted by that 
office (see 42.301 and 46.104(f);
    (d) When contract administration is retained (see 42.201), verifying 
that the contractor fulfills the contract quality requirements; and
    (e) Ensuring that nonconformances are identified, and establishing 
the significance of a nonconformance when considering the acceptability 
of supplies or services which do not meet contract requirements.

[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 31663, June 20, 1996; 
62 FR 44816, Aug. 22, 1997; 63 FR 9065, Feb. 23, 1998]