[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.  46.104  Contract administration office responsibilities.

    When a contract is assigned for administration to the contract 
administration office cognizant of the contractor's plant, that office, 
unless specified otherwise, shall--
    (a) Develop and apply efficient procedures for performing Government 
contract quality assurance actions under the contract in accordance with 
the written direction of the contracting office:
    (b) Perform all actions necessary to verify whether the supplies or 
services conform to contract quality requirements;
    (c) Maintain, as part of the performance records of the contract, 
suitable records reflecting--
    (1) The nature of Government contract quality assurance actions, 
including, when appropriate, the number of observations made and the 
number and type of defects; and
    (2) Decisions regarding the acceptability of the products, the 
processes, and the requirements, as well as action to correct defects.
    (d) Implement any specific written instructions from the contracting 
office;
    (e) Report to the contracting office any defects observed in design 
or technical requirements, including contract quality requirements; and
    (f) Recommend any changes necessary to the contract, specifications, 
instructions, or other requirements that will provide more effective 
operations or eliminate unnecessary costs (see 46.103(c)).

[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 9065, Feb. 23, 1998]