[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.  46.105  Contractor responsibilities.

    (a) The contractor is responsible for carrying out its obligations 
under the contract by--
    (1) Controlling the quality of supplies or services;
    (2) Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies 
or services that conform to contract requirements;
    (3) Ensuring that vendors or suppliers of raw materials, parts, 
components, subassemblies, etc., have an acceptable quality control 
system; and
    (4) Maintaining substantiating evidence, when required by the 
contract, that the supplies or services conform to contract quality 
requirements, and furnishing such information to the Government as 
required.
    (b) The contractor may be required to provide and maintain an 
inspection system or program for the control of quality that is 
acceptable to the Government (see 46.202).
    (c) The control of quality by the contractor may relate to, but is 
not limited to--
    (1) Manufacturing processes, to ensure that the product is produced 
to, and meets, the contract's technical requirements;
    (2) Drawings, specifications, and engineering changes, to ensure 
that manufacturing methods and operations meet the contract's technical 
requirements;
    (3) Testing and examination, to ensure that practices and equipment 
provide the means for optimum evaluation of the characteristics subject 
to inspection;

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    (4) Reliability and maintainability assessment (life, endurance, and 
continued readiness);
    (5) Fabrication and delivery of products, to ensure that only 
conforming products are tendered to the Government;
    (6) Technical documentation, including drawings, specifications, 
handbooks, manuals, and other technical publications;
    (7) Preservation, packaging, packing, and marking; and
    (8) Procedures and processes for services to ensure that services 
meet contract performance requirements.
    (d) The contractor is responsible for performing all inspections and 
test required by the contract except those specifically reserved for 
performance by the Government (see 46.201(c).

[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 38517, Sept. 18, 1990]