[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 46.2_Contract Quality Requirements
 
Sec.  46.202-2  Government reliance on inspection by contractor.

    (a) Except as specified in (b) below, the Government shall rely on 
the contractor to accomplish all inspection and testing needed to ensure 
that supplies or services acquired at or below the simplified 
acquisition threshold conform to contract quality requirements before 
they are tendered to the Government (see 46.301).
    (b) The Government shall not rely on inspection by the contractor if 
the contracting officer determines that the Government has a need to 
test the supplies or services in advance of their

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tender for acceptance, or to pass judgment upon the adequacy of the 
contractor's internal work processes. In making the determination, the 
contracting officer shall consider--
    (1) The nature of the supplies and services being purchased and 
their intended use;
    (2) The potential losses in the event of defects;
    (3) The likelihood of uncontested replacement or correction of 
defective work; and
    (4) The cost of detailed Government inspection.

[48 FR 42415, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 2666, Jan. 17, 1986; 
60 FR 34760, July 3, 1995. Redesignated and amended at 60 FR 48249, 
Sept. 18, 1995]